Prefer...to... and would rather ... than ...

Prefer and would rather are used to show our preference over something. Lets learn how to use each of them in sentences that indicate our preference.

Prefer
Four ways to use prefer:

• I prefer fish(Noun) to chicken(Noun).
• I prefer eating fish to eating chicken. <----- prefer + V-ing + noun + to +V-ing + noun.
• I prefer to eat fish rather than chicken. <---- prefer to + verb(base form) + noun + rather than + noun.
• I prefer to eat fish rather than eat chicken. <---- prefer to + verb(base form) + noun + rather than + verb(base form) noun.

Would Rather

• I would rather eat chicken than eat fish. <----- would rather + verb(base form) + noun + than + verb(base form) + noun
  
• I would rather eat chicken than fish. <----- would rather + verb(base form) + noun + than + noun

Exercise
Use I prefer ... to .... for the following. The preference is up to you

1. (walk/ drive)
2. (water/milk)
3. (McDonald/ KFC)
4. (Basketball/Football)

Now use "I prefer to .... rather than ...." to no 1 to 4

Now use "I would rather ...... than ........"

1. (car/bus)
2. (eat at home/ at restaurant)
3. (sit at aisle seat/ at window seat)

Answer:



1. I prefer walking to driving a car.
2. I prefer water to milk.
I prefer drinking water to drinking milk.
3. I prefer KFC to McDonald.
I prefer eating KFC to eating McD.
4. I prefer basketball to football.
I prefer playing basketball to playing football

I prefer to ... rather than ...
1. I prefer to walk rather than drive a car.
2. I prefer to drink water rather than milk.
3. I prefer to eat KFC rather than eat McD.
4. I prefer to play basketball rather than football.

I would rather ... than ...

1. (car/bus)
2. (eat at home/ at restaurant)
3. (sit at aisle seat/ at window seat)

1. I would rather drive a car than ride taxi.
I would rather drive a car than taxi.
2. I would rather eat at home than at restaurant.
I would rather eat at home than eat at restaurant.
3. I would rather sit at aisle seat than at window seat.