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PREFERENCE Preference is a statement of being more interested in one or a group of things than the other. There are at least four ways of expressing the preference. And the bellows are the ways or the patterns:
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The patterns which are followed by verb as the predicate of a sentence. (VERBAL PATTERN)

1. Subject + like + verb ing + better than + verb ing I like studying better than sleeping 2. Subject + prefer + verb ing + to + verb ing I prefer studying to sleeping 3. Subject + had better + verb 1 + than + verb 1 I had better study than sleep 4. Subject + would rather + verb 1 + than + verb 1 I would rather study than sleep
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The patterns which are followed by to be as the predicate of a sentence. (NOMINAL PATTERN) Subject+like+being+pc+better than+being + pc I like being a teacher than being a pilot Subject + prefer + being + pc + to + being + pc I prefer being a teacher to being a pilot Subject + had better + be + pc + than + be + pc I had better be a teacher than be a pilot

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Subject+ would rather + be + pc + than + be + pc I would rather be a teacher than a pilot