English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
COLLOCATIONS
I think she ~prefers coffee than~ tea (nonstandard).
I think she ~prefers coffee to~ tea (standard).
I think she *prefers coffee rather than* tea (standard).
“Prefers” collocates with “to” or “rather than”, not than.
She ~prefers playing football to movies~ (nonstandard).
She *prefers playing football to watching* movies (standard).
When a verb in the continuous form comes after “prefer”, a verb in the continuous form should also come after “to”.
She has always been ~prone to success~ (nonstandard).
She has always been *prone to depression* (standard).
To be prone to something is to be likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness.
GAB
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