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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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