2. The students would prefer to start early rather than finish late.
3. Wouldn't. you prefer juice to water?
4. My brother spents twice. as much money as I did.
5. Riding a horse isn't as easy as riding a bike.
- S + to be + not + as + adj/adv + as + S.
- S + would prefer + to-V + rather than + V
- would rather + N/to-V