EtS-YBS

EXERCISE 13 : Use an appropriate form of "would rather" in the following.

1- 1 would rather you [not, invite)....................................your parents this weekend

because we need to do some repairs to the house.
2- Most people would rather [watch].....................................TV than (read)
.................................a book these days.
3- I would rather (play)....................................music at the cafe with my friends right now
than (take)...................................part in the university's classical concert.
4- Though I enjoyed the meal on the whole, I'd rather [eat].........................................at a less
luxurious place in a less formal atmosphere.
5- The manager would rather you [not, mention).......................................the new product.
The customer preferred to wait for the new product, and it won't be ready for months.
6- Against my advice, my friends went skiing in Andorra, but they would rather (not, go)
there as eleven out of twelve of them became seriously ill.
7- Lots of people have telephoned this morning about the new promotion you
mentioned on the local radio. I would rather you (check).........................................with me
before mentioning the 'buy one, get one free' campaign.
8- I would rather (not, handout]......................................the brochures until the end of my
presentation today, so 1 hope you won't mind waiting until then.
8- Please don't give the children any chocolate. I would rather they (not, have) anything sweet
until after their dinner.
9- I would rather (not, take)....................................my daughter to the hospital to see my
mum, but no one was available to watch her for me. My mother enjoyed seeing her, anyway.
11- The dance we are rehearsing in dance class is a difficult classical routine. Most of us
would much rather (learn).....................................dances from a modern musical such
as 'Westside Story'.
12- I'm meeting a friend to study tomorrow. She would rather (study)
.................................on the river bank, but I would rather (go).........................................
somewhere where we would do more serious work.
13- I can't stand the noise that toy vacuum cleaner makes. I'd rather you (not, buy)
.................................it for her. Now we will have to listen to that irritating sound all
day!
14- I'd rather you [put]....................................the wallpaper border a little higher up the
wall, but now that you have finished, I suppose I will have to get used to it.
15- I'll have to spend the afternoon shopping with my mother-in-law, and to be honest,
I'd rather (do)...................................almost anything else you can think of than (walk)
.................................around shops with her.