Underline the mistakes and correct them, as in the example. (Подчеркните ошибки и исправьте их, как в примере.)
1 What would you rather to do, go to the cinema or stay in and watch a DVD? — do
2 I'd sooner read a book than seeing this boring film. ........
3 Alice prefers going to the theatre from seeing films at the cinema. ........
4 I would prefer not watching a thriller tonight; I'd like to see a comedy. ........
5 Laura prefers concerts to listen to her favourite artists on CD. ........
6 The Waltons would prefer to see the play tonight rather than to wait until next week. ........
Вспоминаем правила: would rather / would sooner + глагол БЕЗ to (+ than + глагол без to); prefer + -ing + to + -ing; would prefer (not) + to-infinitive; would prefer to do sth rather than do sth (после rather than — глагол без to).
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I'd sooner read a book than seeing ... — после would sooner оба глагола в инфинитиве без to: than see.
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prefers going ... from seeing — в конструкции prefer … to … нужен предлог to, а не from: to seeing.
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I would prefer not watching — после would prefer идёт инфинитив с to, отрицание not ставится перед to: not to watch.
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prefers concerts to listen to her favourite artists — после предлога to (prefer … to …) нужна форма -ing: to listening («предпочитает концерты слушанию любимых исполнителей на CD»).
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would prefer to see the play rather than to wait — после rather than ставим глагол без to: rather than wait.
