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Yellowstarstruck Posted 7 years ago
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Prefer (Part 2)

Hi! Is number 3 possible? Thanks, Fulvio

1. I prefer traveling by train to traveling by bus.

2. I prefer to travel by train rather than travel by bus.

3. I prefer by train to by bus.

  

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No, #3 is missing what you are doing by train or by bus. , fleeing, leaving, vacationing, evacuating, etc. must be specified in this structure.

  • No, #3 is missing what you are doing by train or by bus.
  • , fleeing, leaving, vacationing, evacuating, etc.
  • must be specified in this structure.
  • I prefer vacationing by train to vacationing by bus.
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No, #3 is missing what you are doing by train or by bus. Traveling seems implicit, but it, or some other verb, e.g., fleeing, leaving, vacationing, evacuating, etc. must be specified in this structure.

I prefer vacationing by train to vacationing by bus.

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