Old BB writing question

<p>I had a question on this SAT writing question. </p>

<p>The survey (A showed that) most shoppers who drive prefer the mall (B more than) downtown stores (C simply because) finding parking is (D less difficult) at the mall. (E)</p>

<p>I chose E as the answer because i didn't see anything wrong with the sentence. However, the correct answer is B.</p>

<p>why?</p>

<p>correct:
“prefer X to Y”
“prefer X over Y”
“prefer X rather than Y”
<em>__He prefers coffee to tea
</em>Most people prefer television over reading books</p>

<p>more info:
<a href=“I would rather X I´d prefer | WordReference Forums”>I would rather X I´d prefer | WordReference Forums;

<p>incorrect:
“prefer…more than”
“prefer…than”</p>

<p>On the SAT, only “prefer X to Y” will be accepted.</p>