How to use Rather, Rather than and Would rather in English. Difference between rather than and would rather. Examples for rather than.
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How to use Rather Rather than and Would rather in English:
RATHER: (ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ)
‘Rather’ is an adverb of degree like ‘fairly’, ‘quite’, etc. that can be used with nouns, adverbs, adjectives and superlatives.
1. That’s rather a nuisance!
2. Radha cooks rather well.
3. She’s got a rather nice voice.
4. That’s rather more than I expected to pay.
5. Lata sings rather well.
RATHER THAN: (ಬದಲಿಗೆ)
The word ‘rather than’ is commonly used in English as an adverb to indicate preference, degree or accuracy.
1. I walk rather than run.
2. She decided to call rather than text.
3. I drink rather than coffee.
4. He eats slowly rather than quickly.
5. I prefer to leave now rather than wait.
WOULD RATHER:
‘Would rather’ is used to show preference for one thing over another. Would rather; is use to say that one person would prefer another or others to something. Would rather is followed by the bare infinitive and then, for example:
I would rather eat an apple tonight.
In this sentence ‘would rather’ means ‘would prefer’. You could also say I would prefer to eat an apple tonight.
The structure uses the verb in the infinitive without ‘to’. Look at these examples:
1. I would rather read than write the poems.
2. He’d rather visit India than USA.
3. We’d rather not go to the function tonight.
4. We’d rather stay at home tonight.
5. I’d rather go to the cinema on Sunday.
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