【问】 您在rather than2条中说，用作准并列连词的rather than所连接的词项，词性应当相同，如何解释下面的句子?
 Their actions precipitated the war rather than averting it.
 【答】 请见下条rather than to do(doing)。
 
 【问】 在rather than之后跟有非谓语动词时，应当使用动词的什么形式?
 【答】 在rather than之后可以跟不带to的动词不定式：
 1. He wanted to sunbathe rather than swim. (CGEL)
 他宁愿晒日光浴也不去游泳。
 2. He decided to write rather than telephone. (PEU)
 他决定写信，不打电话。
 3. Rather than go there，I’d prefer to stay here on my own. (EGS)
 我宁愿自己呆在这儿，也不去那里。
 4. Rather than cause trouble，he left.
 为了不惹麻烦，他走开了。
 5. He paid the fine rather than appeal to a higher court. (CGEL)
 他付了罚款，而没有向上级法院申诉。
 6. She likes to keep things rather than throw them away. (EED)
 她喜欢把东西保留下来，而不愿把它们扔掉。
 也可以跟带to的动词不定式：
 1. He prefers to rent a car rather than to have one of his own. (Close)
 他宁可租汽车，而不愿拥有一辆自己的汽车。
 2. He wanted to sunbathe rather than to swim. (CGEL)
 他宁愿晒日光浴，也不去游泳。
 3. I believe it is important to invest in new machinery rather than to increase wages.
 我认为重要的是在新机器上投资，而不是涨工资。
 rather than之后还可以跟动名词(在这种情况下rather than是介词)：
 1. We ought to check up，rather than just accepting what he says.(PEU)
 我们应该检查一下，而不是只接受他所说的话。
 2. Their actions precipitated the war rather than averting it. (CGEL)
 他们的行动不是阻止战争，而是加速战争。
 请做下面的英语试题：
 Rather than____on a crowded bus，he always prefers____a bicycle.A. ride; ride B. riding; ride
 C. ride; to ride D. to ride; riding(全国高考英语试题，1994)