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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Had rather / had sooner
Would anyone help me understand this?
I learned these four expression has almost the same meaning:
would rather
would sooner
had rather
had sooner
I sometimes come across "would rather" "would sonner" , however
not " had rather" nor "had sooner" in my reading.
I know I can say
"I would rather stay here than go with him"
"I would rather I stayed here instead of going with him"
If these are rightly used, can I also say
"I would sooner saty here than go with him"
"I had sooner stay here than go with him"
"I had rather stay here than go with him"
, and also
"I would sooner satyed here instead of going with him"
"I had sooner I stayed here instead of going with him"
"I had rather I stayed here instead of going with him"
these four: "would rather" "would sooner" "had rather" "had sooner"
can be used in the same way both as verbal auxiliary and as subjunctive mood?
I would appreciate any help.
Kn
I learned these four expression has almost the same meaning:
would rather
would sooner
had rather
had sooner
I sometimes come across "would rather" "would sonner" , however
not " had rather" nor "had sooner" in my reading.
I know I can say
"I would rather stay here than go with him"
"I would rather I stayed here instead of going with him"
If these are rightly used, can I also say
"I would sooner saty here than go with him"
"I had sooner stay here than go with him"
"I had rather stay here than go with him"
, and also
"I would sooner satyed here instead of going with him"
"I had sooner I stayed here instead of going with him"
"I had rather I stayed here instead of going with him"
these four: "would rather" "would sooner" "had rather" "had sooner"
can be used in the same way both as verbal auxiliary and as subjunctive mood?
I would appreciate any help.
Kn
Top answer
"Had rather" is talking about past tense activities. " means "I had quite a bad day" (not terrible, but definitely not good). or "I'd rather you had let me drive the car.
- "Had rather" is talking about past tense activities.
- " means "I had quite a bad day" (not terrible, but definitely not good).
- or "I'd rather you had let me drive the car.
- " (meaning, I would have preferred) I don't think you can use "had sooner" ...
- at least it isn't commonly used in New Zealand.
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"Had rather" is talking about past tense activities. For example:
"I had rather a bad day." means "I had quite a bad day" (not terrible, but definitely not good).
or
"I'd rather you had let me drive the car. Then we wouldn't have crashed!" (meaning, I would have preferred)
I don't think you can use "had sooner" ... at least it isn't commonly used in New Zealand
"I had rather a bad day." means "I had quite a bad day" (not terrible, but definitely not good).
or
"I'd rather you had let me drive the car. Then we wouldn't have crashed!" (meaning, I would have preferred)
I don't think you can use "had sooner" ... at least it isn't commonly used in New Zealand
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