English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Parallelism with 'rather than'--noun clause & gerund
I have a question regarding 'rather than'. Here is a random sentence I'll use to ask my questions:
I think this sentence is best because the subordinate clause tells why we lost, rather than having a temproral relationship with the main clause.
1. Is this grammatically OK?
2. Should the two phrases in bold be parallel or doesn't rather than require parallelism?
3. why we lost--noun clause?
4. having a temporal relationship--gerund clause?
Have a good day
I think this sentence is best because the subordinate clause tells why we lost, rather than having a temproral relationship with the main clause.
1. Is this grammatically OK?
2. Should the two phrases in bold be parallel or doesn't rather than require parallelism?
3. why we lost--noun clause?
4. having a temporal relationship--gerund clause?
Have a good day
Top answer
1-- Dicey 2-- I think they should. 3-- Yes 4-- No such thing
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Mister Micawber1-- Dicey
Thanks. Why? How should it be corrected?
Mister MicawberNo such thingGerund clause? Gerund phrase then?
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