자료: http://www.perfectyourenglish.com/usage/rather-than.htm
Rather than is normally used in parallel structures: for example with two adjectives, adverbs, nouns, infinitives or -ing forms. When the main clause has a to-infinitive, rather than is normally followed by an infinitive without to. An -ing form is also possible.
- I would prefer to leave now rather than wait.
- You ought to admit your crime rather than defend it.
- I would prefer to go in August rather than in July.
- I decided to write rather than phone/phoning. (NOT …than to phone)
Would rather
Would rather means 'would prefer to'. It is followed by an infinitive without to.
- Would you rather stay here or go home? (=Would you prefer to stay here or go home.)
We can use would rather to say that one person would prefer another or others to do something. We use a special structure with a past tense.
- Don’t come today, I would rather you came tomorrow. (=I would prefer you to come tomorrow.)
- I would rather you posted this letter. (= I would like you to post this letter.)
- I would rather you hadn't done that. (= I wish you hadn't done that.)
CF. Dic: rather than
글
SAT공부 하다가 이해 안되는 부분이 있어 구글 검색 타고 들어왔는데 너무 정리 잘돼있네요! 감사합니다.
답글삭제그런데 rather than 을 쓸 때 꼭 parallel structure 여야 하나요? 예를 들어 카플란 문제집에는 ...it's usually better to respond to it rather than running away. 라는 구조가 맞다고 나와있는데... 어떻게 되는 건가요? 답해주시면 감사하겠습니다 ㅜㅜ!
이 게시물에 발췌해둔 위 규칙을 잘 읽어보면 맨 윗줄에 이렇게 나오네요.
답글삭제"When the main clause has a to-infinitive, rather than is *normally* followed by an infinitive without to. An -ing form is *also* possible."
즉 "rather than을 접속되는 문장의 주절이 to-부정사로 쓰일 때는 〈대개normally〉rather than 뒤에 원형 부정사를 쓴다. 하지만 ing 꼴을 사용한 것〈또한also〉가능하다."
그래서 마지막 예문에 이르길, "I decided to write rather than phone/phoning. (NOT …than to phone) "이라고 예시해둔 듯합니다. 이 게시물의 원출처가 얼마나 권위 있는 것인지는 모르겠습니다만, 위 내용만으로는 원형부정사와 ing-꼴 둘 다 가능하다는 이야기네요. 구글에서 "rather than"과 "parallel structure"로 검색하니 이렇게 많은 자료가 나오니, 확실히 검색해서 저에게도 좀 알려주시면 감사합지요. http://goo.gl/uFzZG :-)