How to construct a "prefer" sentence in English?
Respected! Please, how to construct a "prefer" sentence in English?
My model is "I prefer hot dog than a hamburger", but I think it is wrong construction.
Уважаемые! Пожалуйста, объясните, как должна быть сконструирована фраза на английском, в которой говорится о предпочтении чего-то чему-то. Например я предпочитаю хот-доги гамбургерам.
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prefer + noun to + noun => I prefer hot dog to hamburger.
prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing => Teens prefer texting to talking.
prefer + to + verb + rather than + verb => I prefer to go to school on foot rather than take the bus.
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I prefer hot dogs to hamburgers.
I prefer hot dogs over hamburgers.
I like hamburgers, but I prefer hot dogs.
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I prefer "a" hot dog to hamburger
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It's more common to pluralize, and you could use "over".
I prefer hotdogs over hamburgers.
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I would word that sentence, "I prefer hot dogs over hamburgers.".
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