一道关于ratherthan的问题Ratherthanruntheriskoflosingeverything,theyacceptedhisterm.Ratherthanwastingtimeplayingcardsasusual,Idevotedmyselftomakinganadvertisement.为什么ratherthan后面一个动词原型一个加i

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一道关于rather than 的问题

1. Rather than run the risk of losing everything, they accepted his term.

2. Rather than wasting time playing cards as usual, I devoted myself to making an advertisement.

   为什么rather than后面一个动词原型一个加ing?

Answer 1

这个提问很好,
简单的回答是,语言不只是语法,语言也是习惯 （俗语说：language is usage）,
虽然根据语法 rather than 后要用 动词+ ing ,口语上很多人（为了方便）习惯用 动词原型,因此这个说法已经被接受了.
换句话说,上面句子要是改为
Rather than running the risk of losing everything,they accepted his term.
Rather than waste time playing cards as usual,I devoted myself to making an advertisement.
也是对的.
学英语不能只看语法,这和学汉语没两样.
我是加拿大人,英语是我第一语言.