How do you use I would rather?

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1. How do you use I would rather?
2. Would rather Meaning?
3. Would rather use in sentence?
4. Would rather than example?
5. Would prefer or would rather?
6. What is the difference between prefer and rather?
7. What does rather not say mean?
8. What is the difference between Rather and rather than?
9. Would rather or had better?
10. What comes after rather than?
11. Would rather would prefer negative?
12. Would rather and would prefer structure?
13. Would prefer and would rather?
14. Which would you rather be meaning?
15. What does rather than mean?
16. What is the difference between instead of and rather than?
17. Where is rather than used?
18. Would rather would prefer examples?
19. Is it rather than or rather then?
20. What is the difference between rather than and instead of?

How do you use I would rather?

I would rather ('I prefer', 'I would prefer') is used as a modal auxiliary verb. It is followed by the infinitive (without 'to') when its subject is the same as the subject of the next verb. This happens when we talk about what we would prefer to do. I would rather (or I'd rather) stay with you.

Would rather Meaning?

—used to indicate what one wants or prefers to do, have, etc. She would rather drive than take the train. I would rather you didn't tell them.

Would rather use in sentence?

Would rather is used to show preference for one thing over another, for example: I would rather eat fish tonight. In this sentence 'would rather' means 'would prefer'. You could also say I would prefer to eat fish tonight.

Would rather than example?

Examples: He would rather watch TV than read a book. She would rather be a nurse than be a teacher. The activity you prefer comes immediately after “rather” and the activity you do not have a preference for comes after “than“.

Would prefer or would rather?

Note that would rather is followed by a bare infinitive without to, whereas prefer requires to + infinitive. Would rather (but not would prefer to) is also followed by a past tense when we want to involve other people in the action, even though it has a present or future meaning.

What is the difference between prefer and rather?

The easiest way to look at this is: rather is followed by a verb - Example - I rather go to the mall. prefer is followed by an infinitive - Example - I prefer to go to the mall.

What does rather not say mean?

If you say that you would rather not do something, you mean that you do not want to do it.

What is the difference between Rather and rather than?

Rather as a single word is an adverb. We use it to express a degree. Usually it lowers the degree of an adjective. ... Students should not confuse would rather…than with the two-word preposition rather than, which never separates and has the meaning of instead of.

Would rather or had better?

Had better or would rather, would prefer? We don't use had better when we talk about preferences. We use would rather or would prefer.

What comes after rather than?

Rather than usually occurs between two things which are being compared. However, we can also use it at the beginning of a sentence. When we use rather than with a verb, we use the base form or (less commonly) the -ing form of a verb: Rather than pay the taxi fare, he walked home.

Would rather would prefer negative?

In negative sentences with a different subject, the negative comes on the clause that follows, not on would rather: She'd rather you didn't phone after 10 o'clock....Would rather.

same subject (+ base form)	different subject (+ past simple clause)
I'd rather stay at home than go out tonight.	I'd rather you stayed at home tonight.

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Would rather and would prefer structure?

Would rather is followed by the infinitive without to. Would prefer is followed by to + infinitive or a noun. I'd rather have fruit juice. I'd prefer to have fruit juice.

Would prefer and would rather?

Note that would rather is followed by a bare infinitive without to, whereas prefer requires to + infinitive. Would rather (but not would prefer to) is also followed by a past tense when we want to involve other people in the action, even though it has a present or future meaning.

Which would you rather be meaning?

It basically means, when given a set of places, which place would you want to be at? So, example, would you rather go to the amusement park or water park? They would respond with either of those.

What does rather than mean?

(Entry 1 of 2) 1 —used with the infinitive form of a verb to indicate negation as a contrary choice or wish rather than continue the argument, he walked awaychose to sing rather than play violin.

What is the difference between instead of and rather than?

"Rather than" is coordinating. "Instead of" is subordinating. As the above examples indicate, while the distinction when it's a matter of nouns or adverbs might be moot, the verb forms on either side of "rather than" are the same, while "instead of" takes a participle.

Where is rather than used?

As a preposition, rather than is synonymous with instead of and begins subordinate clauses (clauses that can't stand alone as a sentence) that have a present participle (the -ing form) of a verb serving as a noun (in other words, a gerund).

Would rather would prefer examples?

I'd rather have fruit juice. I'd prefer to have fruit juice. I'd prefer fruit juice. We use a past tense after would rather when we speak about the actions of other people, even though that action may be in the present or future.

Is it rather than or rather then?

Than is used to form comparisons between two things. So correct option is "Rather than". Is rather than is present and rather then mean it already happy it depend on the sentence then is past and than is present.

What is the difference between rather than and instead of?

"Rather than" is coordinating. "Instead of" is subordinating. As the above examples indicate, while the distinction when it's a matter of nouns or adverbs might be moot, the verb forms on either side of "rather than" are the same, while "instead of" takes a participle.