Compared To: When you want to show similarity between two unlike things.
Compare to is used to stress the resemblance.
He compared her to a summer day. (two unlike things- ‘her’ and ’summer day’ )
Scientists sometimes compare the human brain to a computer. (two unlike things- ‘human brain’ and ‘computer’.
Compared with : When you want to show [...]
1. We use between when we talk about something that is between two people, things or a group of things.
Sam was standing between Jake and Tom.
Between you and me.
Among expresses a relationship when more than two persons or things are involved.
Sam stood among all his friends in the hall and felt happy.
2. Between is commonly [...]
I will have lemonade instead of/ rather than shake.
How would you determine which one is correct?
The confusion between rather than and instead of continues to linger among the GMAT Takers. Let’s clear this GMAT Sentence Correction query once and for all.
Rather Than vs Instead Of
Instead of: Keep the following tips in mind whenever you see [...]
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