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English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. I would go with the red cap rather than the blue one.
  2. I would go with the red cap instead of the blue one.
  3. I would go with the red cap as opposed to the blue one.
  4. I would rather go with the red cap than the blue one.
  5. I would instead go with the red cap than the blue one.
  6. I would go with the red cap than the blue one.
  7. But rather than wearing the red cap, he didn’t want to wear the blue one.
    Are all these sentences fine? Do they mean the same?
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5 and 6 are not correct. Use 2 and 1 respectively.

7 doesn’t make much sense, and I wonder if you mean this:
But rather than wearing the red cap, he wanted to wear the blue one.

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Beeesneees,
X: I would instead go with the red cap than the blue one.
X: I would go with the red cap than the blue one.
Please teach me how to brand above sentences wrong pointing out the grammar violations.
Thanks.

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Use 2 and 1!