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Mr1bin Posted 15 years ago
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Prefer questions

I prefer to watch a movie at a theater rather than to watch a movie at home.

I prefer to watch a movie at a theater rather than watch a movie at home.

I prefer to watch a movie at a theater rather than watching a movie at home.

I prefer watching a movie at a theater rather than watching a movie at home.

Please explain which is correct and why thank you.
  

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You do not need prefer and rather than in a single sentence. (If I have watched movies in theaters before, I usually use gerunds over infinitives) I prefer watching movies in theaters over watching movies/them at home.

  • You do not need prefer and rather than in a single sentence.
  • (If I have watched movies in theaters before, I usually use gerunds over infinitives) I prefer watching movies in theaters over watching movies/them at home.
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You do not need prefer and rather than in a single sentence.

(If I have watched movies in theaters before, I usually use gerunds over infinitives)

I prefer watching movies in theaters over watching movies/them at home.

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