Preferred rather , don't know which?

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Could you please help me correct these sentences please?

1 He must have scared her very badly her to prefer committing suicide than getting in the car with him.

2 I can't believe he preferred/rather committing suicide to that.

3 I'd prefer her to feed me.
I'd prefer she fed me.
I'd prefer it she fed.

I'd rather she fed me.

4 I wouldn't have taken/peg you as a lier.

Thank you

Prajwalkr · Accepted Answer

Hi
1 He must have scared her very badly that she preferred committing suicide rather than getting in the car with him.(You can also leave out rather)
2 I can't believe he preferred committing suicide to that.
3 I'd prefer her to feed me.(Only correct one)
4 I wouldn't have taken you as a liar. (peg??)

Prajwal

Khoff · Answer

alc241 He must have scared her very badly her to prefer committing suicide than getting in the car with him.
2 I can't believe he preferred/rather committing suicide to that.
3 I'd prefer her to feed me.
I'd prefer she fed me.
I'd prefer it she fed.
I'd rather she fed me.
4 I wouldn't have taken/peg you as a lier.

1. He must have scared her very badly for her to commit suicide rather than get in the car with him.
(were those the only options??)

2. I can't believe he decided to commit suicide rather than (verb).
(The whole idea of "preferring committing suicide" sounds very odd to me -- I would avoid it.)

3. All are okay except for the third.
(All of them would need some context to avoid ambiguity. Would you prefer her feeding you to someone else feeding you, or to feeding yourself, or to her feeding someone else?)

4. I wouldn't have pegged you as a liar.
or
I wouldn't have taken you for a liar.

Alc24 · Answer

Hello Khoff,
Quick possibility?
Are these not possible to say this?

He must have scared her very badly for her to prefer/have preferred walking home to getting in the car with him. (I want to know if the structure is ok natural with something other than committing suicide since you said to avoid it)

He must have scared her very badly for her to have committed suicide rather than have gotten in the car with him.

What about this?
I can't believe he preferred committing suicide to getting in the car.

Thank you Khoff and Happy New year, hope you have a nice year you and your family.

Khoff · Answer

alc24He must have scared her very badly for her to prefer/have preferred walking home to getting in the car with him.

This sounds fine (both ways).

alc24He must have scared her very badly for her to have committed suicide rather than have gotten in the car with him.

I can't quite explain why, but I prefer:
He must have scared her very badly for her to have committed suicide rather than get int he car with him.

alc24I can't believe he preferred committing suicide to getting in the car.

This is fine.

Happy New Year to you too, Alex!.

Alc24 · Answer

One thing above when you say
He must have scared her very badly for her to prefer/have preferred walking home to getting in the car with him.
this sounds fine both ways
Is it natural to you?

or would you still write it like

He must have scared her very badly for her to walk home rather than get in the car with him.

You say here that you prefer this but then two tenses don't concur, is that ok?
He must have scared her very badly for her to have committed suicide rather than get int he car with him.

Can you say 'tenses don't concur" does that make sense?

Thank you and have a nice day.

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