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Mojtaba vahdati Posted 10 years ago
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Do you like cinema?
Assume one person asks, Do you like cinema?
Which of these are OK to answer?
1) I like the theater more.
2) I more like the theater.
3) I prefer the theater.
4) I rather like the theater.
5) I like the theater further.
Which of these are OK to answer?
1) I like the theater more.
2) I more like the theater.
3) I prefer the theater.
4) I rather like the theater.
5) I like the theater further.
Top answer
#1 and #3 are correct. #4 is correct English, but it does not express a comparison. #3 might be used I suppose, but it is not great English.
- #1 and #3 are correct.
- #4 is correct English, but it does not express a comparison.
- #3 might be used I suppose, but it is not great English.
- #5 is incorrect or unnatural English.
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#1 and #3 are correct.
#4 is correct English, but it does not express a comparison.
#3 might be used I suppose, but it is not great English.
#5 is incorrect or unnatural English.
#4 is correct English, but it does not express a comparison.
#3 might be used I suppose, but it is not great English.
#5 is incorrect or unnatural English.
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And are you going to keep silent about the second one? (I'm just kidding, no insolence. I know it's a typo 
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GPY#3 might be used I suppose, but it is not great English.I'm sorry, I mistyped this. I meant #2 not #3.
#3 is fine.
mojtaba vahdatiDoes rather in #4 mean "quite" or "nearly"?"quite". (I can't think of a situation where "rather" could mean "nearly".)
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