I prefer to eat candy rather than to eat ice cream - probably the less common but grammatically correct. I would like to know if my understanding and notion of these sentences is 100 percent accurate, and could perfectly be used by any native speaker if they were to give a presentation on Perfect English Grammar At college.

grammar - prefer + "-ing" or infinitive - English Language Learners ...

Just saw this: "prefer ~ing" / "prefer to infinitive" and I am wondering if there are any differences between "prefer doing" and "prefer to do". I have read a book about grammar that says there is a subtle difference between them, and I would like to confirm this concept.

gerunds - prefer doing vs prefer to do - English Language Learners ...

However, this site said " We can use would prefer and prefer with the same meaning. However, the only difference is that we cannot use verb+ing after would prefer.

What is the difference between the following sentences? I would prefer to discuss the matter in private. I would like to discuss the matter in private. I am used to prefer used in sentences sim...

Then, how about "prefer to infinitive"? I prefer to study at a coffee shop to to study in the library. I think it sounds not correct. rather I would use like this: I prefer to study at a coffee shop rather than studying in the library. Is there any other option for this? Or, is my suggestion the best choice?