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EXPRESSING PREFERENCES

ADVENTURES GRAMMAR – 1

Exercise 1 Correct the mistakes in each sentence.

1. I would rather going rafting to canoeing.
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2. She prefers mountain biking than bungee-jumping.
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3. Amanda would rather do extreme sports to indoor sports.
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4. I like exploring new places with my friends. We usually prefer go caving together.
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5. Do you rather play golf in your free time?

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6. Hakan prefers skydiving than paragliding.
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Exercise 2 Circle the correct choice in each sentence.

1. I prefer / would rather go paragliding because it is very adventurous.
2. Ayşe and Selin prefer / would rather do indoor sports.

3. I usually prefer go / going scuba diving to / than hang-gliding.
4. Sally : Which one would / do you rather? Skydiving or bungee-jumping?

Jimmy : I would rather / prefer going skydiving to bungee-jumping.
5. Most people generally prefer / would rather skateboarding to other extreme sports.

6. My buddies and I prefer / would rather go camping in summer.

Exercise 3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of ‘would rather’ and ‘prefer’.

1. Why do you _____________ going caving in summers?

2. We ______________ go rafting than canoeing because it is more challenging.
3. ______________ you ______________ go hang-gliding than paragliding?
4. I ______________ read Travel Books because they are more interesting than other book genres.
5. Melisa _______________ doing indoor sports because she thinks, they are boring. She is fond of challenging activities.

6. We ______________ air extreme sports because they are more interesting.

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