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Improving the sentence · Question 34 of 80

Question 34

MediumOriginal question

Choose the best replacement for the words in brackets. If they are correct as they are, choose "No improvement".

I prefer walking [than] cycling.

Options for question 34

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. "Prefer" takes "to" when it compares two things: "I prefer walking to cycling."

Worth noting

"Than" follows "rather" ("I would rather walk than cycle"), but "prefer" takes "to".

Concept
"Prefer ... to"
Typical time
45 s
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