OG55 rather than和instead of

xiesiyan

这道题的答案是什么？

lisa001

xiesiyan 发表于 2017-7-1 00:45
这道题的答案是什么？

应该是E，不能用过去完成时，排除前两个。前后结构平行E

AMBER513

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AMBER513

The "of" in "instead of" is a preposition, and its object must be a noun.  Thus, "instead of" can only be used to compare single nouns, and the GMAT Sentence Correction seems to avoid even this use.  The GMAT also seems to avoid the "instead of" [gerund] structure.   The "than" in "rather than" is a subordinate clause, so the structure "rather than" is considerably more flexible in what can follow it.