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Preference |
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S would rather verb word |
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I would rather drive |
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S would rather not verb word
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I would rather
not drive |
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Avoid using an infinitive or an -ing form instead of a verb word, |
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S would rather that S V (past) |
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I would rather
that you
drove |
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Avoid using a present verb or a verb word instead of a past verb.
Avoid using should and a verb word instead of a past verb. |
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S would rather that S didn't verb word |
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I would rather
that you didn't
drive |
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Avoid using don't or doesn't instead of
didn't. |
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EXAMPLE: |
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Incorrect: |
I'd rather that you don't do that.
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Correct: |
I'd rather that you
didn't do that. |
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