cycling is a good exercise. mr. mehta prefers cycling.....driving a car.

Hi all,

 

@ nagpal.pankaj1100, your friend put in good effort in conveying the right answer to you. However, the correct explanation for the same is:

Prefer always comes with “to” when you want to highlight your preference or priority with reference to a lesser important choice.

 

For instance,

1.  I prefer pineapple juice to guava juice;

2.  They prefer Ajmer to Agra for their excursion trip; etc.

Thus, the correct word in the blank of the sentence you asked for is “to”.

 

 

@Shobitha, keep up the spirit of helping!

 

Good Luck to all!