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Crowded Prefer I Rather/I Prefer/Would She'd Speak

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Keyword rather
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I rather take him to somewhere less crowded.
Correct Sentence I'd rather take him to somewhere less crowded.
I prefer to take him to somewhere less crowded.
Cloze Error Sentence [[I rather]] take him to somewhere less crowded.
Cloze Sentence [[I'd rather/I prefer to]] take him to somewhere less crowded.
Cloze Answer I'd rather/I prefer to
Choices I'd rather | I rather | I prefer to
Explanation

When you mean 'prefer', use prefer/would rather /would prefer (NOT rather on its own): 'She says she'd rather speak to you herself about it.'

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