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Tokoko Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Would rather / had better
I have just taken a test in English. There was an exercise.
"Why lie to him about your condition? You .......... tell him the truth or things might get worse."
I had to fill in gaps with either "had better" or "would rather" (There were also "should better" and "would better", but they are clearly mistakes.)
What do you think? Which one is correct?
"Why lie to him about your condition? You .......... tell him the truth or things might get worse."
I had to fill in gaps with either "had better" or "would rather" (There were also "should better" and "would better", but they are clearly mistakes.)
What do you think? Which one is correct?
Top answer
Hello Tokoko; Welcome to English Forums. In the case, the speaker is giving strong advice to someone. The natural response is "Why lie to him about your condition?
- Hello Tokoko; Welcome to English Forums.
- In the case, the speaker is giving strong advice to someone.
- The natural response is "Why lie to him about your condition?
- " "would rather " is used where there is a choice between two options: I would (much) rather go to the dentist for a root canal than tell him the truth.
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Hello Tokoko;
Welcome to English Forums.
In the case, the speaker is giving strong advice to someone. The natural response is
"Why lie to him about your condition? You had better tell him the truth or things might get worse."
"would rather" is used where there is a choice between two options:
I would (much) rather go to the dentist for a
Welcome to English Forums.
In the case, the speaker is giving strong advice to someone. The natural response is
"Why lie to him about your condition? You had better tell him the truth or things might get worse."
"would rather" is used where there is a choice between two options:
I would (much) rather go to the dentist for a
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