Hi, I was wondering if all of these sentences are grammatically correct : I prefer to swim rather than sail. I prefer to swim than sail I'd rather swim to sail I prefer swimming than sailing . Thank

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Hi, I was wondering if all of these sentences are grammatically correct : I prefer to swim rather than sail. I prefer to swim than sail I'd rather swim to sail I prefer swimming than sailing . Thank you very much

Nov 30, 2022 11:40 AM

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Yes, no, no, no. I prefer swimming to sailing.

November 30, 2022

There could also be differences in meaning. I prefer swimming to sailing. (You are comparing two activities in some unspecified way. For example, You might prefer to watch swimming on TV) I’d rather swim than sail. (You are talking about activities that you do.)

December 1, 2022

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