Correct the following sentence: I prefer a pen than a pencil.

Question

Identify the error and supply correction for this sentence from an economic analysis.
The relationships of the country’s inflation rate and the GDP growth was analysed.
Use the given format for your response.

\(Error\)	\(Correction\)

Answer 1

Step 1: Recall the fixed collocation:
'Prefer X to Y' is the correct fixed pattern in English, unlike comparatives which use 'than'.

Step 2: Final Answer:
I prefer a pen to a pencil.

\(No.\)	Text	Word before	Omission	Word after
\(e.g.\)	I ten minutes late	I	was	ten
(i)	for work morning. The exhaust pipe	_______	_______	_______
(ii)	fell the bus. Mr. Brown was entirely	_______	_______	_______
(iii)	unsympathetic. He said, ‘You get	_______	_______	_______
(iv)	yourself bicycle, Robin.’	_______	_______	_______

Correct the following sentence: I prefer a pen than a pencil.

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