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Violent Films Romantic Prefer To/They'd Prefer/Would She'd Speak

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Keyword rather
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence ✗
Error Sentence They rather violent films to romantic ones.
Correct Sentence They prefer violent films to romantic ones.
They'd rather see violent films than romantic ones.
Cloze Error Sentence [[They rather violent films to]] romantic ones.
Cloze Sentence [[They prefer violent films to/They'd rather see violent films than]] romantic ones.
Cloze Answer They prefer violent films to/They'd rather see violent films than
Choices They'd rather see violent films than | They rather violent films to | They prefer violent films 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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