Is the following setence right?
He would rather die than being a slave.
or should I only say:
He would rather die than living as a slave.
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Is the following sentence right?
He would rather die than being a slave.or should I only say:
He would rather die than living live as a slave.
* The selection of these phrases is personal preference, whichever you think fits the context better. Both are correct (after the minor correction shown).
** To understand whether to use the "ing" form of the verb for a rather/than phrase, simply remove the rather/than context to make a direct statement. In other words, "He would being a slave" would not be correct. "He would be a slave" is correct. So if you are combining it into a "rather/than" phrase, use the form of the verb that is the same as a direct statement. Another way to double check is to reverse the order of the clauses to see if it still works... "He would rather live as a slave than die" / "He would rather be a slave than die". This is the opposite of what you want to say, but if you can reverse the conditions and it is still grammatically correct, then you've got it. :)
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He would rather die than live as a slave.
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'He would rather die than be a slave', or 'he would rather die than live as a slave'
Both of these sentences are fine, just remember to use the infinitive of the verb after 'would'
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