Practice #1 Would Rather

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Answer the questions using would rather.

1. Would you rather drive to the theater or take a taxi?

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2. Would Alex rather go to the beach in Bahia or travel in Europe this summer?

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3. Would Sarah rather fix her transmission or buy a new car?

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4. Would you rather rent an apartment or own a house?

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5. Would you and your brother rather cook dinner tonight or order take out?*

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6. Would you rather be a police officer or a fire fighter?

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7. Would you rather own a painting by Picasso or Turner?

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8. Would you rather listen to Philip Glass or Mozart?

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9. Would Ambassador Hagen rather stay at the Hilton or leave town tonight?

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10. Would you rather take an English test or go to the dentist?

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* "Take out" is short for "take out food", a restaurant meal that you take out of the restaurant. This is an American idiom. In British English, this is called "take away."

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