Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition. I prefer spring _…

The correct answer is Option (3) → to

Complete sentence: I prefer spring to winter. The speaker likes spring more than winter.

Option	Used to show	Example
(1) on	a position touching a surface. It is not used to compare two things after “prefer”.	The keys are on the table.
(2) with	together with. It does not show that one thing is liked more than another.	I like my dosa with coconut chutney.
(3) to (answer)	fixed with “prefer” (to like one thing more than another): before the second thing we compare	Arjun prefers tea to coffee.
(4) of	something belongs to or is part of something. It does not join two things being compared after “prefer”.	The colour of the wall is blue.