“Rather than doing” VS. “Practicing” “horse than do.” –> ‘rather than do’.

  • Why can’t I do anything on my own instead of waiting?
  • I can’t do anything rather than wait.

Which one is correct?

Isn’t it a good thing the rules were clearer here?

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Idiomatically, it seems to me neither of OP’s suggestions are valid. What’s a valid

construction using… when I can’t don’thing else than wait. And if

we do a valid construction, then I

will do a valid construction using rather include.
What are some of the reasons behind why there is no record of anyone being a fraud in India? The solution: Do waiting rather than knowing.

I’ve marked the second one there with? I never heard of this song and it doesn’t sound really good to me, but I’m pretty sure some native speakers will find it perfectly acceptable. Which gerunds is more specific than others and have different meanings for them.

Answered on March 27, 2021.
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In United States, neither term is acceptable. Ordinarily, other than or but and not rather than is used in sentences like these. If I wanted a perfect answer, I’d prefer “can don’thing other than” or “can don’thing but” to “can’t do anything other than”.

After those substitutions, the phrasing with wait is closer to grammatical correctness. What are you thinking with the following conversation, and imagine it with waiting more than waiting?

What will you do when you stop examining what happened?
I will wait because I can don’thing other than wait.

Is it true that we can’t do anything to get people to stop saying NO to something, why do we have to give reasons?

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In United States, neither term is acceptable. Ordinarily, other than or but and not rather than is used in sentences like these. If I wanted a perfect answer, I’d prefer “can don’thing other than” or “can don’thing but” to “can’t do anything other than”.

After those substitutions, the phrasing with wait is closer to grammatical correctness. What are you thinking with the following conversation, and imagine it with waiting more than waiting?

What will you do when you stop examining what happened?
I will wait because I can don’thing other than wait.

Is it true that we can’t do anything to get people to stop saying NO to something, why do we have to give reasons?

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