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I have a question about grammer 'I'd rather you didn't'. I have a question about grammer ' I'd rather you didn't ' I learned some phrase. For example, I'd rather say I'd rather not say. It was a rather difficult question. In this way, I think 'rather' was followed by verb and adjective. But in this case, that isn't so. Is it irregular phrase ? or Is it natural that 'rather' was followed by subject ?
Oct 6, 2014 11:48 PM
Answers · 4
I'd rather somebody did (or had done) ..... is a typical use.
October 7, 2014
You can understand the grammar as "I'd rather (that) you didn't." So "I'd rather" is followed by a clause with the verb in past form (it's actually subjunctive form, eg. a wish). "Rather" is rather flexible! :)
October 7, 2014
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