Fill in the blanks.
1You ............... reserve the tickets now before they sell out.
Wrong!
Use "had better" to give strong advice about what someone should do now.
2I would prefer to start in the morning ............... in the afternoon.
Wrong!
Use "rather than" to introduce the option you do not prefer.
3You ............... take your medicine on time.
Wrong!
Use "had better" for strong advice about an important action.
4I ............... you didn't read my letters.
Wrong!
Use "would rather" before a clause when one person wants another person to act differently.
5If you want to keep my trust, you ............... read my letters.
Wrong!
Use "had better not" to give a strong warning against doing something.
6I ............... write than phone.
Wrong!
Use "would rather" with the base verb to express a preference.
7I ............... wait than leave now.
Wrong!
Use "would rather" with "than" to compare two possible actions.
8You ............... follow his advice; it could cause problems.
Wrong!
Use "had better not" when advising someone strongly not to do something.
9He ............... starve than beg.
Wrong!
Use "would rather" with "than" to show a strong preference between two actions.
10The sky is overcast. You ............... take an umbrella.
Wrong!
Use "had better" to give practical advice in a specific situation.
11I ............... you didn't leave now.
Wrong!
Use "would rather" before a clause to say what you want someone else not to do.
12You should start early ............... leave everything to the last minute.
Wrong!
Use "rather than" to contrast the better choice with the less desirable one.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- You had better reserve the tickets now before they sell out.
- I would prefer to start in the morning rather than in the afternoon.
- You had better take your medicine on time.
- I would rather you didn’t read my letters.
- If you want to keep my trust, you had better not read my letters.
- I would rather write than phone.
- I would rather wait than leave now.
- You had better not follow his advice; it could cause problems.
- He would rather starve than beg.
- The sky is overcast. You had better take an umbrella.
- I would rather you didn’t leave now.
- You should start early rather than leave everything to the last minute.
