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1. 7-15StatingPreferences: Prefer,Like
…Better,WouldRather
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2. verb+ingisakindof
nouncalleda
gerund.Itcanbe
usedinthesame
waysasothernouns.
prefer + noun +
to + noun
prefer + gerund +
to + gerund
I prefer apples to
oranges.
I prefer watching
TV to studying.
= =
I like apples
better than
oranges.
I like watching
TV better than
studying.

3. Wouldratherand
thanarefollowedby
thesimpleformofa
verb.
CORRECT **INCORRECT
Ann would rather
have an apple
than an orange
**Ann would
rather has an
apple
I’d rather visit a
big city than live
there.
**I’d rather visit
a big city than to
live there.
**I’d rather visit
a big city than
living there.

4. Notethecontraction
ofwould-->‘d
CORRECT **INCORRECT
I’d
rather have an
apple
You’d
She’d
He’d
We’d
They’d

5. Usingapolite
questiontomakean
offer,
followed by or to give someone a
choice:
Would you rather have an apple or
an orange?