Can the mentioned verb be in a bare infinitive form?
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However, rather than undermine its epistemic value, the intentional
character of testimony is arguably essential to this value.
Shouldn't it be "undermining" or "undermine"? As it is after "than", I believe the verb should be either an -ing form or a to-be form. Or, can it be a bare infinitive as well?
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However, rather than undermine its epistemic value, the intentional
character of testimony is arguably essential to this value.
Shouldn't it be "undermining" or "undermine"? As it is after "than", I believe the verb should be either an -ing form or a to-be form. Or, can it be a bare infinitive as well?
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The "rather than" construction freely takes bare infinitival and gerund-participial clauses as complement, so both your examples are fine. The expression "rather than undermine its epistemic value" is an adjunct with the adverb "rather" as head.
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However, rather than undermine its epistemic value, the intentional
character of testimony is arguably essential to this value.
Shouldn't it be "undermining" or "undermine"? As it is after "than", I believe the verb should be either an -ing form or a to-be form. Or, can it be a bare infinitive as well?
verbs infinitive-vs-gerund ing bare-infinitive
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However, rather than undermine its epistemic value, the intentional
character of testimony is arguably essential to this value.
Shouldn't it be "undermining" or "undermine"? As it is after "than", I believe the verb should be either an -ing form or a to-be form. Or, can it be a bare infinitive as well?
verbs infinitive-vs-gerund ing bare-infinitive
verbs infinitive-vs-gerund ing bare-infinitive
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The "rather than" construction freely takes bare infinitival and gerund-participial clauses as complement, so both your examples are fine. The expression "rather than undermine its epistemic value" is an adjunct with the adverb "rather" as head.
– BillJ
2 hours ago
@BillJ Is to-be form acceptable as well?
– Sasan
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The "rather than" construction freely takes bare infinitival and gerund-participial clauses as complement, so both your examples are fine. The expression "rather than undermine its epistemic value" is an adjunct with the adverb "rather" as head.
– BillJ
2 hours ago
@BillJ Is to-be form acceptable as well?
– Sasan
1 hour ago
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The "rather than" construction freely takes bare infinitival and gerund-participial clauses as complement, so both your examples are fine. The expression "rather than undermine its epistemic value" is an adjunct with the adverb "rather" as head.
– BillJ
2 hours ago
The "rather than" construction freely takes bare infinitival and gerund-participial clauses as complement, so both your examples are fine. The expression "rather than undermine its epistemic value" is an adjunct with the adverb "rather" as head.
– BillJ
2 hours ago
@BillJ Is to-be form acceptable as well?
– Sasan
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@BillJ Is to-be form acceptable as well?
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It is correct using both "undermine" and "undermining" since both create valid valid verb phrases that serve as objects of the preposition, rather than. I believe "to undermine" would be correct as well, but it sounds "too wordy" when using undermine in this form is also considered an infinitive.
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It is correct using both "undermine" and "undermining" since both create valid valid verb phrases that serve as objects of the preposition, rather than. I believe "to undermine" would be correct as well, but it sounds "too wordy" when using undermine in this form is also considered an infinitive.
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It is correct using both "undermine" and "undermining" since both create valid valid verb phrases that serve as objects of the preposition, rather than. I believe "to undermine" would be correct as well, but it sounds "too wordy" when using undermine in this form is also considered an infinitive.
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It is correct using both "undermine" and "undermining" since both create valid valid verb phrases that serve as objects of the preposition, rather than. I believe "to undermine" would be correct as well, but it sounds "too wordy" when using undermine in this form is also considered an infinitive.
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It is correct using both "undermine" and "undermining" since both create valid valid verb phrases that serve as objects of the preposition, rather than. I believe "to undermine" would be correct as well, but it sounds "too wordy" when using undermine in this form is also considered an infinitive.
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The "rather than" construction freely takes bare infinitival and gerund-participial clauses as complement, so both your examples are fine. The expression "rather than undermine its epistemic value" is an adjunct with the adverb "rather" as head.
– BillJ
2 hours ago
@BillJ Is to-be form acceptable as well?
– Sasan
1 hour ago