1 I prefer English lessons rather than Spanish one.
2 I prefer English lessons to Spanish one.
3 I prefer coffee to chocolate.
4 I prefer coffee rather than chocolate.
5 I would prefer to make a copy than to take this whole book home.
6 I would prefer to make a copy rather than to take this whole book home.
Are these sentences correct? Can we always replace "prefer to" with"rather than" ?
Best Answer
Follow the answer given by @nohat on: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1752/which-is-correct-prefer-x-to-y-or-prefer-x-over-y
It will clarify your doubts.