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Unit 1 Grammar (Expressing Preferences)
Unit 1 Grammar (Expressing Preferences)
UNIT1
EXPRESSING PREFERENCES
PREFER + (object) + -ing She prefers reading TO listening to music. PREFER means that you like better one thing
than another. It is used to compare 2 things
PREFER + noun We prefer nachos TO tacos. or actions.
WOULD PREFER + (object) + full I would prefer to go on holidays to WOULD PREFER refers to present and future
Australia this summer.
infinitive I would prefer to sail RATHER THAN surf. preferences. When we want to say that we
would like to do one thing more than another,
we can introduce the second thing with rather
I would prefer a sunny day on Sunday than, followed by an infinitive without to
WOULD PREFER + noun RATHER THAN a rainy day.