Would prefer would rather prefer exercises?

Choose the correct option for each gap below.

  • 1I prefer brown sugar. than.
  • 2I don’t want to go out. I’d rather.
  • 3I like trekking in the mountains, but I prefer. lie.
  • 4I’d rather go in December. to.
  • 5I’d rather come with you.
  • 6I prefer travelling by bus.
  • 7I usually have tea, but today I’d prefer.
  • 8I’d prefer to read for a while.

How do you use prefer rather than in a sentence?

You cannot prefer something more than something else to something. “I prefer coffee more than tea.” means “I prefer coffee more than I prefer tea.”, which does make sense, because if you prefer coffee, then you don’t prefer tea! Maybe you “like coffee more than tea”, but that’s not the same as ‘prefer’.

Can we use prefer with rather than?

Correct. You could also say “I prefer to wash my car rather than to study.” I prefer to wash my car rather than studying.

Would rather and would prefer examples?

Study these examples:

  • Would you like to go out for dinner tonight? ~ No, I think I’d rather eat at home / I’d prefer to eat at home.
  • Would you rather drink beer or wine with the curry ~ I’d rather drink beer. What about you?
  • They’d rather have the strawberries by themselves, but I’d prefer to have them with cream.

Would rather than example?

EXAMPLES: I would rather stay than leave. He would rather work all day long than do nothing. The mother would rather die than lose her child.

Would rather prefer meaning?

phrase. If you say that you would rather do something or you’d rather do it, you mean that you would prefer to do it.

What do you prefer or which do you prefer?

“Which” is correct when choosing among alternatives. It is also frequently used this way. “What” is not correct, but still commonly used, especially in very casual conversation.

What do you mean by prefer?

verb (used with object), pre·ferred, pre·fer·ring. to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken. Law. to give priority, as to one creditor over another.

Would rather 10 sentences?

I would rather cook than wash the dishes. He’d rather visit London than Paris. We’d rather not go to the cinema tonight. We’d rather stay at home tonight.

What’s the meaning of rather than?

Definition of rather than (Entry 1 of 2) 1 —used with the infinitive form of a verb to indicate negation as a contrary choice or wish rather than continue the argument, he walked awaychose to sing rather than play violin. 2 : and not obscures rather than resolves the problem why do one thing rather than another?

Would rather than examples?