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- 26-Jul-2008, 15:26 #1HI5 Guest
Preposition Hi,
Please advise the following sentences which one is correct:
a) Susan prefers noodles to rice.
b) Susan prefers noodles than rice.
Appreciate your help. Thanks.
- 26-Jul-2008, 15:32 #2
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Re: Preposition Hi, HI5!
Originally Posted by HI5 
I think a) is correct.
- 26-Jul-2008, 15:39 #3
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Teacher Re: Preposition It is, though you will hear people using the second.
- 26-Jul-2008, 15:49 #4
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Teacher Re: Preposition "I prefer noodles rather than rice" is OK (where I come from). Originally Posted by HI5
- 26-Jul-2008, 16:31 #5
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Re: Preposition Susan prefers noodles to rice.
Susan likes noodles more than rice.
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- 27-Jul-2008, 10:36 #6
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Re: Preposition "prefer sth to sth " is more common. Right? Originally Posted by HI5
I think sentence a) is right
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