Transitive and intransitive verbs (o’timli va o’timsiz fe’llar)

Lekin: Prefer … to … (…-ga qaraganda …-ni afzal deb bilmoq) birikmasi orasida hamisha 2 ta Gerund ishlatiladi: I prefer staying at home to going out at nights. Men kechqurunlari tashqariga chiqishdan uyda o’tirishni afzal deb bilaman.

11. Prefer … rather than … (…dan ko’ra …-ni afzal deb bilmoq) birikmasida esa Prefer so’zidan keyin “to” li infinitive, “rather than” so’zidan keyin esa “to”siz infinitive ishlatiladi: I prefer to live in the country rather than live in a city. Men shaharda yashashdan ko’ra qishloqda yashashni afzal deb bilaman.