In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:

I always prefer the theatre .... the cinema

  • A than
  • B then
  • C on top of
  • D before
  • E to
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The correct answer is E. to

In English, when comparing two things, we often use the structure “prefer A to B”. This means that we like A more than B.

 So in the sentence “I always prefer the theatre to the cinema”, the speaker is saying that they like the theatre more than the cinema.

On the other hand, “than” is used in comparative structures, like “A is better than B”.

But in this case, we’re not directly comparing two things in terms of better or worse, bigger or smaller, etc.

We’re talking about preference, which is a different kind of comparison. So “than” would not be appropriate here.

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