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Originally Posted by vil  Dear teachers,
Would you be so kind to tell me which of the following sentences is right and which is wrong.
1. I would prefer to eat at home rather than go to a restaurant.
2. I would prefer eating at home to going to a restaurant.
3. I prefer driving to walking.
4. I prefer to drive rather than walking.
5. I prefer to drive rather than walk.
I think there is impossible to find a reason for the use of a given form: gerund or infinitive.
Thank you in advance for your efforts.
Regards.
V. |
All are correct. "Prefer" is one of those verbs that take both a gerund and an infinitive.