I always prefer getting up early,rather than going to school without breakfast.不是说prefer to do ...rather than do...什么时候prefer 后要加doing?

I always prefer getting up early,rather than going to school without breakfast.不是说prefer to do ...rather than do...什么时候prefer 后要加doing?
I always prefer getting up early,rather than going to school without breakfast.
不是说prefer to do ...rather than do...
什么时候prefer 后要加doing?

I always prefer getting up early,rather than going to school without breakfast.不是说prefer to do ...rather than do...什么时候prefer 后要加doing?
prefer还有个用法
prefer doing to doing sth
两种用法都可以的

prefer doing sth.
这种prefer后面接动名词的结构,用来谈论一般情况下"更喜欢某种活动",而在一个特定场合下表示"特别喜欢"时,得用上述prefer后接动词不定式结构。