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rather than用作连词，连接两个平行结构。既可以表示主观愿望上的决择，“与其…宁可…”，也可以表示客观程度上的差异，“与其说是…不如说是…”。例如：
(1)接代词
I, rather than you, should do the work. 该做这工作的是我，而不是你。
She rather than I is going there. 是她而不是我讲去那里.
(2)接名词
John ought to go rather than Jean.约翰比琴更应该去。
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee. 我想我该要一杯冷饮，而不要咖啡。
(3)接形容词
These shoes are comfortable rather than for your friend. 这鞋不好看可是舒服。
You are doing this for yourself rather than for your friend. 你不是为你朋友，而是为你自己做这种事。
(4)接介词短语
I'd prefer to go in August rather than in July.我愿8月去不愿7月去。
He is at school rather than at home .他是在学校而不是在家。
(5)接动名词
He always prefer starting early ,rather than leaving everything to the last minute, 他总是愿意早开始而不愿意把所有事情都留到最后才做。
She likes swimming rather than playing tennis .她喜欢游泳而不喜欢打网球。
(6)接过去分词
She insisted on having the room papered rather than painted. 她坚持要用纸裱糊房间，而不是把房间粉刷一下。
I’d like to be taken there rather than left here. 我宁愿被带往那儿而不愿意被留下来。
(7)接不定式
I decided to write rather than telephone.我决定写信而不是打电话。
They prefer to die fighting rather than live in enslavement. 他们宁可战死，也不肯活着受奴役。
(8)接谓语动词
He told a lie rather than get his friend into trouble. 他宁愿说谎也不愿连累朋友。
He ran rather than walked.他跑步而不是步行。
【温馨提示】rather than后接动词原形表示主观抉择，接一个动词的过去式则表示客观差异。
(9)接从句
It was what he meant rather than what he said. 那是指他话中的意思，而不是他所说的话。
It was what he had eaten rather than what he had drunk that made him ill.使他得病的不是他喝的东西，而是他吃的东西。
[用法拓展1]
rather than 构成的句型结构:
prefer to do ... rather than do ...宁可做。。。而不愿意做
would do ... rather than do…宁可做。。。而不愿意做
would rather do sth. than do ... 宁可做。。。而不愿意做
例如
I prefer to get up early rather than go to school without breakfast.我宁可早起也不愿意不吃饭上学.
I would die rather than disgrace myself.我宁死不屈.
He would rather paint the wall on his own than have the painter do it. 他宁愿自己刷这墙也不愿意请油漆工刷.
[温馨提示]
prefer to do ... rather than do .../ would do ... rather than do…/ would rather do sth. than do ... 中 ,rather than 后面都接动词原形.
[用法拓展2]
ratherthan用作介词，和aswellas及insteadof一样，ratherthan后面跟一个和母句中的动词形式并不匹配的ing分词分句时，它是介词，而不是准并列连词：
ratherthan用作从属连词，引导一种优选分句。
例如：
Their actions precipitated the war rather than averting it. 他们的行为促使战争爆发而不是避免战争。
Rather than a new car, he bought a color television. 他买了一台彩电，而不是一辆新车。
I would rather have noodles than rice. 我宁愿吃面条也不吃米饭。
He would rather drink wine than beer. 他喜欢喝红葡萄酒而不喜欢喝啤酒。
Rather than work in such bad condition, he would give up. 与其在这样差的条件下工作，他宁愿放弃。
【温馨提示】A rather than B 作主语,谓语要与A在人称,数上保持一致性.例如:
He rather than you is wrong .是他而不是你错了.
Tom rather than his friends have been chosen. 是汤姆而不是他的朋友们被选中.
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