WOULD RATHER, WOULD PREFER - összefoglaló táblázatok+dalszöveg
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I'D RATHER READ A BOOK THAN SEE A FILM.
I'D PREFER TO READ A BOOK RATHER THAN SEE A FILM.
A második típusnál a rather szót el is lehet hagyni.
Rather X or Y? / Rather X than Y
| WOULD you RATHER X OR Y | ||
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We use would you rather X or Y? to ask preference between two items. Parallel (syntactically alike) wording is used before and after to. (Or functions as a conjunction.) |
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| AUX + SUBJ | OPTION 1 | OPTION 2 |
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Would you |
rather drive |
or walk? (parallel verb phrases) |
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Would you |
rather leave at 8:00 |
or wait until 9:00? |
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Would you |
rather that I call you |
or that you call me? |
| WOULD RATHER X THAN Y | ||
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Would rather than also coordinates two options phrased with parallel wording. (When parallel phrasing is used, than is more like a negative conjuction (and not). When nonparallel phrasing is used, than is more like a preposition.) |
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| SUBJ + AUX | OPTION 1 | OPTION 2 |
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I would |
rather drive |
than walk. |
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I would |
rather leave at 8:00 |
than 8:00. |
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I would |
rather that I call you |
than (that) you call me. |
Related page: Would
| WOULD PREFER X TO Y | |||
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We express preference with would prefer X to Y. Parallel (syntactically alike) wording is used before and after to. |
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| SUBJ + PRED | OPTION 1 | PREP | OPTION 2 |
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I would prefer |
walking (gerund) |
to |
driving (gerund) |
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I would prefer |
tea (noun) |
to |
coffee (noun) |
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I would prefer |
brown (adjective) |
to |
black boots. (adjective) |
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I would prefer |
going now (gerund clause) |
to |
going later (gerund clause) |
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I would prefer |
outside (prep. phrase) |
to |
inside (prep. phrase) |
| WOULD PREFER X RATHER THAN Y | |||
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Switch to rather than before an infinitive clauses or that-clauses. Avoid combinations such as "to to", "to that", or "than that". |
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| SUBJ + PRED | OPTION 1 | PREP | OPTION 2 |
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I would prefer |
to walk |
*to |
to drive.
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I would prefer |
that we have tea |
*to |
(that we) have coffee. |
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I would prefer it |
to be brown |
*to |
to be black. |
