Consider the following 2 sentences:

1. Everyday John eats lunch by himself rather than join us at the cafeteria.

2. Everyday John eats lunch by himself rather than joining us at the cafeteria.

Which is correct? Thanks.

Can you clarify what type of assignment this is for - or are you just generally asking a grammatical question?

John is correct
i wouldn't hang out with you losers either

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#2 is propper

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2 is correct. A little trick is to replace parts of a sentence with the same grammatical structure, but where it will be easier to understand which is correct:

1. Every day John stays here by himself rather than leave.
2. Every day John stays here by himself rather than leaving.

Also, "everyday" and "every day" are not the same. Everyday is when you refer to something recurrent, an event or object seen daily: "It's the best place for your everyday groceries". When you refer to the temporal meaning of the word, you split it up as seen in the example with John.

Also, John shouldn't be so fucking stiff.

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