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The key answer of exercise 59.2

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

Complete the sentences. Sometimes you need one word, sometimes more.

Now use the same ideas to complete these sentences using than and rather than.

Answer

  1. I'd rather
  2. to wait
  3. prefer
  4. eat / stay
  5. I'd rather (wait) / I'd prefer to (wait)
  6. to go
  7. (I'd) rather (think) / (I'd) prefer to (think)
  8. I'd prefer
  9. go
  10. I'd rather get a taxi than wait for a bus.
  11. I'd rather listen to some music than watch TV.
  12. I'd prefer to eat / stay at home rather than go to a restaurant.
  13. I'd rather go for a swim than play tennis. / I'd rather go for a swim than have a game of tennis.
  14. I'd prefer to think about it for a while rather than decide now.