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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Do you prefer music TO art? vs Do you prefer music OR art?
Hello everyone. Please help me find some references on the topic above.
I always thought the sentences below are gramarically correct but now i have some doubts since I can't find any proper materials covering the matter.
1. Do you prefer music TO art?
(It's obvious that the sentence is correct both grammatically and logically.)
but
2. Do you prefer music OR art?
(The reference books I have don't provide such examples. For me the sentence is also gramatically and logically correct but there is a little difference in the meaning of the question.)
Please send me some clues or materials.
Thanks a lot.
I always thought the sentences below are gramarically correct but now i have some doubts since I can't find any proper materials covering the matter.
1. Do you prefer music TO art?
(It's obvious that the sentence is correct both grammatically and logically.)
but
2. Do you prefer music OR art?
(The reference books I have don't provide such examples. For me the sentence is also gramatically and logically correct but there is a little difference in the meaning of the question.)
Please send me some clues or materials.
Thanks a lot.
Top answer
Both are fine. In 2. you have an NP-coordination rather than a single NP as direct object, as in Do you prefer music?
- Both are fine.
- In 2.
- you have an NP-coordination rather than a single NP as direct object, as in Do you prefer music?
- This is very common: Do you like music or art?
- , Do you want regular or decaf?
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Both are fine.
In 2. you have an NP-coordination rather than a single NP as direct object, as in Do you prefer music? This is very common: Do you like music or art?, Do you want regular or decaf?, Do you drive a moped or a motorcycle?, etc.
In 1. the grammar is different: the verb takes two complements, the direct object music and the PP to a
In 2. you have an NP-coordination rather than a single NP as direct object, as in Do you prefer music? This is very common: Do you like music or art?, Do you want regular or decaf?, Do you drive a moped or a motorcycle?, etc.
In 1. the grammar is different: the verb takes two complements, the direct object music and the PP to a
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