Rather Than or Instead Of - Advanced English Grammar

In this video, learn the difference between Rather Than and Instead Of and improve your advanced English grammar.
Rather than is used to state a preference. Because of that, it's often used with the verb "prefer". Rather than combines the two preferences into one sentence.
Instead of is used for substitution. You substitute one thing for another.
They're similar in meaning, but not used interchangeably.
You'll also learn the sentence structure that's required to form a complete sentence using Rather Than and Instead Of so you can improve your advanced English grammar.
Feel comfortable using Rather Than and Instead Of by the end of the video.
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Can I say "I prefer to make dinner rather than eating out"

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I prefer tea rather than coffee.
We were playing tennis yesterday instead of watching the movie.
Did you watch the movie yesterday?
No..We played tennis instead.
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Rather than :I prefer going out ,rather than staying home
Rather than : I prefer candy,rather than cookies.
Instead: I drank tea instead of coffee
Instead: Did you drink coffee last night ?
No ,I drank milk instead.

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We are going to stay home, instead of travelling on holiday
Instead of Mike, I will play basketball with you tonight
+ Can you afford to buy a new house?
- No, we will have a car instead.
I prefer listening to people, rather than talking.
Rather than tea, I prefer a glass of water.

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Is there any gramatical mistake?

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@@prajithc5705 you can write, I prefer tea over coffee

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Rather than taking a bus, we preferred driving.
I prefer sleeping early at night rather than being sleepy in the morning.
Instead of going for a walk, I stayed at home.
I had enough money to buy a car, but I bought a bicycle instead.

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- Rather than going for a swim, I prefer to play soccer at the stadium.
- I prefer to buy a new tv rather than repairing the old one.
- I always prefer burgers rather than pizzas.
- I prefer to study with you rather than going to classes.
- Did you go the movies? No, I watched a series at home instead.
- I studied Administration instead of art.
- This week I worked at home instead of going to the office... You know, the pandemic and stuff 🤗
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I prefer to study on time rather than going around with friends.
Instead of. I read books instead of going out. I will watch movie instead of listening music.

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