Directions: Choose the word/phrase which best replaces the italicised part in the sentence given below. If the sentence needs no change, mark(4) as your answer.
I prefer to ride than to walk.
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ride to walk
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riding than walking
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riding to walking
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No improvement needed
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Error of parallelism. Certain words such as ‘prefer’ take a gerund as an object and the gerund of “to ride and to walk” is “riding and walking”. Moreover, verb 'prefer' takes preposition 'to'. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.