I'd prefer going / to go by car.

[Tan Elaine]

I'd prefer to go by car.

I'd prefer going by car.

Which is the correct sentence?

Thanks.

 

[GoesStation]

Choose I'd prefer to go by car. A common alternative is I'd rather go by car.

 

[Tan Elaine]

Thanks, Goes Station.

 

[tedmc]

While the first sentance sounds more natural, I don't think the second is incorrect either.

 

[GoesStation]

I'd prefer going by car really isn't correct. You could say Going by car is better than taking the bus, for example.

 

[kilroy65]

You can also check here: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/54257-prefer-gerund-prefer-to-infinitive

 

[Tan Elaine]

I'd prefer going by car really isn't correct. You could say Going by car is better than taking the bus, for example.

Just to confirm: Going by car is better than taking the bus.

Shouldn't it be "taking bus" instead? Thanks.

 

[GoesStation]

Just to confirm: Going by car is better than taking the bus.

Shouldn't it be "taking bus" instead? Thanks.

No. The definite article is required before bus.

 

[Tarheel]

Just to confirm: Going by car is better than taking the bus.

Shouldn't it be "taking bus" instead?

No, it shouldn't.

 

[Tarheel]

The Weekly Standard used "going by car" just two days ago.

 

[emsr2d2]

We say "I'm going by bus" but "I'm taking the bus".

 

[GoesStation]

The Weekly Standard used "going by car" just two days ago.

Did they use it following a verb like prefer?

 

[bhaisahab]

"I prefer going by car" is fine.

 

[Tarheel]

Did they use it following a verb like prefer [I[/I]?

I got it wrong. It's the Evening Standard. Quote: "Could going by car be the best way to travel to a skiing holiday?"

 

[GoesStation]

I got it wrong. It's the Evening Standard. Quote: "Could going by car be the best way to travel to a skiing holiday?"

That's fine. It's a noun phrase based on a gerund, if I'm analyzing it right (which is always doubtful when I venture beyond identifying simple parts of speech.) It isn't analogous to the OP's sentence.