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would rather than (I would rather go with you than stay home...) Mon Aug 04, 2008 13:56 pm  would rather than (I would rather go with you than stay home...)
 

1. I would rather go with you than stay home.

2. I would rather go with you than to stay home.

3. I would rather go with you than staying home.

4. I would go with you rather than stay home.

5. I would go with you rather than to stay home.

6. I would go with you rather than staying home.

Which of the above sentences are acceptable?
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would rather than Mon Aug 04, 2008 14:16 pm  would rather than
 

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These are:

1. I would rather go with you than stay home.

#4 and #6 are possible, but less common, require a specific contextual structure, and carry a slightly different meaning:

4. I would go with you rather than stay home.
6. I would go with you rather than staying home.
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