Cover of the textbook English Grammar in Use

The key answer of exercise 59.1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Unit 59 - prefer and would rather for the textbook English Grammar in Use with authors Raymond Murphy from Cambridge University Press

Question

Which do you prefer? Write sentences using 'I prefer (something) to (something else)'.

Now rewrite sentences 3 and 4 using rather than.

Answer

  1. I prefer driving to travelling by train.
  2. I prefer basketball to football.
  3. I prefer going to the cinema to watching movies at home.
  4. I prefer being very busy to having nothing to do.
  5. I prefer to drive rather than travel by train. / I prefer driving rather than travelling by train.
  6. I prefer to go to the cinema rather than watch movies at home. / I prefer going to the cinema rather than watching movies at home.
  7. I prefer to be very busy rather than have nothing to do. / I prefer being very busy to having nothing to do.