PREFENCE

Prefence (things more difficult) we can use these words as:
Prefer...to...
Like...better...than...
Would rather...than...
Would prefer...rather than...
Prefer...rather...than...

Pattern to 1 : S+would rather+bare if+than+bare inf
     example : the diligent student would rather stay at home than play around
Pattern to 2 : S+would rather+bare infinitive+than+to inf
     example : I would rather hurt my self than to ever make you cry
Pattern to 3 : S+would rather+be V ing+than+be V ing
     example : She would rather be helping my parents than be joining this farewell
Pattern to 4 : S+would prefer+to inf+rather than+to inf
     example : I would prefer to be teacher rather than to be guide
Pattern to 5 : S+prefer+gerund+to gerund
     example : Rima prefer walking along the beach to climbing the mountain
Pattern to 6 : S+prefer+noun to noun
     example : I prefer apple to lemon
Pattern to 7 : S+prefer+to inf : than to inf
     example : I prefer to buy honey than to bread bus
Pattern to 8 : S+like+gerund+better than+gerund
     example : I like hunting better than fishing