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Fatimah0786 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

" I made a preference to /of coffee over tea".

which is correct?: " I made a preference to /of coffee over tea". I heard that usually 'to' follows 'prefer', please explain.

Thanks.
  

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fatimah0786 I heard that usually 'to' follows 'prefer', Not in the above structure. I have a preference for coffee over tea.

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  • fatimah0786 I heard that usually 'to' follows 'prefer', Not in the above structure.
  • I have a preference for coffee over tea.
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fatimah0786I heard that usually 'to' follows 'prefer',
Not in the above structure.

I have a preference for coffee over tea.
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fatimah0786 which is correct?: " I made a preference to /of coffee over tea". I heard that usually 'to' follows 'prefer', please explain.Thanks.
Not exactly. The noun 'preference' works differently from the noun 'prefer'. Here are the usual patterns:

prefer to play tennis; prefer to have dinner late
prefer not to dance; pref
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