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had better/would rather - Coggle Diagram
had better/would rather
Had better (should/ought) + V
e.g. You had better book your flight earlier.
We use had better
to give advice
to say what the best thing to do in a particular situation
Must
Had better
should/ought to
You
must
see a lawyer. (strong advice)
You
had better
see a lawyer. (less empathic than must)
You
should/ought to
see a lawyer. (less emphatic than had better)
S=S
preference
would rather +V than V
I'd rather watch a comedy than watch a thriller
would rather +V
I'd rather do my shopping tomorrow
would rather + have V3
I'd rather not have gone to dinner last night
We can also use «prefer» to express preference
prefer+ noun+ to + noun (general preference)
e.g. He prefers basketball to football
prefer+ to V + rather then + V (general preference)
e.g. I prefer to eat fish rather than (eat) meat.
would prefer + to V + rather than + V (specific preference)
e.g. I'd prefer to walk home rather than take the bus
prefer + Ving + to + Ving (general preference)
e.g. I prefer playing tennis to playing squash
different subjects
I would rather+S V2
I'd rather Kate stayed with us tonight
I would rather S had V3
I'd rather Sam hadn't taken his fathers car yesterday