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The child prefers ice-cream...................... payasam

Question Nos. 128-150: Choose the correct answer from the options given.

Aover

Bto

Cthan

Dwith

Answer:

B. to

Read Explanation:

The correct sentence would be:

"The child prefers ice-cream to payasam."

In this case, "to" is used to show preference between two items. The structure is commonly "prefer A to B" when comparing two things.


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