The Subjunctivisor!
Does plutôt que require the subjunctive?
Yes, plutôt que requires the subjunctive:
Par exemple…
Je préfère sortir plutôt que nous ne regardions la télé pendant des heures.
I’d rather go out than watch TV for hours.
Why ne? It’s the ne explétif.
Plutôt que is a conjunctive phrase.
The Subjunctivisor! | Subjunctive lesson
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An indirect object is a person that someone or something does something to indirectly. In both French and English, indirect objects are often replaced with indirect object pronouns.