Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
She thought that she would destroy it with her own hands (rather than allowing) it to be misused.
(1) rather than allow
(2) than rather allowing
(3) than rather allow
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
When we use "rather than" in a sentence, the form of the verb after "rather than" depends on the parallel structure of the sentence. Since "destroy" is used in the sentence, "allow" is the correct choice to maintain parallelism and correct structure.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: She thought that she would destroy it with her own hands rather than allow it to be misused.
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