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Instead of Vs Rather than

1) "Instead of" should only be used if it follows a Noun or pronoun!!

2) Instead of is used to compare only nouns or pronouns whereas rather than can be used to compare nouns and verbs or nouns with nouns.

Using these 2 rules..

Eg:

* I'll have tea instead of coffee ( Instead of is followed by noun ) - Correct

* I'll have tea rather than coffee - Correct ( Noun & Noun)

* I'll prefer leaving early rather than leaving late ( Nouns aren't compared so use rather than)

* Samaja played guitar rather than drummed ( Noun Vs Verb so..rather than)

Summary:

*Instead of - Noun Vs Noun

*Rather than - Noun vs Noun/Verb

*Instead of should always be followed by a noun

 

    

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Due to Vs Because of

Rules:

1) Due to should only be used if it can replaced by "caused by"

2) Due to can only be used to compare nouns

Eg: The Match was cancelled due to heavy rain ( WRONG) -- Why?... Replace Due to with Caused by and check...

       The Match was cancelled caused by heavy rain ( Crazy right?..so use Because of )

      The cancellation of match was due to heavy rain ( Correct as it compares noun and also when replaced by "caused by" sounds right)

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While using Neither...Nor or Either ...or...the noun after Nor/or should agree with the verb in the sentence.

Eg: Neither Nindu nor chandurudu are coming to the party ( Incorrect)

      Neither Nindu nor chandurudu is coming to the party ( Correct)

Why?... Chandurudu is singular and thus "is" should be used

Eg : Neither the cat nor the dogs are sleeping

       Neither the dogs nor the cat is sleeping

:) Hope you got it!!

   

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Usage of: " So as"

Sytax: So " Adjective"+ as to " Verb"

Samaja's tummy is so large as to enable him jog along with his gf.

Large -- Adjective

Enable him - Verb

 

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Compared to Vs Compared with

Rules:

1) Compared to: Is used when the things to be compared are unlike things

Eg: DJ compared pooja hedge to tamalapaaku

2) Compared with: Is used when the things to compared are like things

Eg:  The Fan compared Cherry's acting with that of Kamal Haasan's (  Correct)

       The Fan compared Cherry's acting to that of a stone (  Correct)

Hope u understood @3$%

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That vs Which

Rules: If "Which" modifies a noun always use a comma before it.

Eg: @timmy makes gifs, which are modable.

In the above sentence the word which modifies the gifs into modable, thus use a comma before which.

But why not?  Timmy makes gifs that are modable?

Rule: Use "Which" only if the object mentioned in the sentence is unique and has no other types of it.

Thus, Timmy makes gifs, which are modable is INCORRECT!.... as Gifs there are other types of gifs that aren't modable

Timmy makes gifs that are modable ( CORRECT)

Eg: Rocky143 drove on hussain sagar ( that/which) connects hyderabad and secunderabad.

Here, Which is correct as the bridge is unique and there are no other bridges connecting hyderabad & secunderabad

Summary:

1) Use comma which if the which modifies a noun before it

2) Use which if there is only type of object you are referring to.

Egs:

DJ is one of the films that flopped Box office ( Correct as there are other films that flopped )

DJ is the film which was screened at the Indian wedding ( Correct as DJ is unique here)

 

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