In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.
Tara prefers/ tea rather than/ coffee.

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  1. Tara prefers
  2. tea rather than 
  3. coffee 
  4. No error

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Option 2 : tea rather than 
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The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

  • Rather than should be replaced by to.
  • The verb prefer is usually followed by the preposition to when it is used to state a preference for one thing over another.
  • The use of preposition to is more appropriate here.
  • Thus, the part that contains a grammatical error is tea rather than

 

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