Preference

Preference adalah ungkapan perasaan yang menyatakan lebih suka daripada yang lainnya

1. Prefer

Rumus:

• Subject + Prefer + to infinitive
• Subject + Prefer + Nouns + to + Nouns
• Subject + Prefer + Gerund + to + Gerund

Contoh:

• They prefer to go now
• My mother prefers lemon to orange
• She prefers watching TV to listening to the radio

2. Would Rather

Rumus:

• Subject + would rather + Kata kerja bentuk I (tanpa to- Infinitives)
• Subject + would rather + Infinitives + than + Infinitives
• Subject + would rather + Infinitives + Noun + than + Inf + Noun
• Subject + would rather + someone + Bentuk II

Contoh:

• I would rather study now
• She would rather stay home than go shopping
• We’d rather play card than play ball
• I’d rather you went now

3. Would Prefer to

Rumus:

• Subject + Would Prefer to + infinitive +rather than + inf
• Subject + would Prefer to + infinitives + Nouns + rather than + infinitives + Nouns

Contoh:

• They would prefer to sing rather than dance
• You’d prefer to play ball rather than take a sleep

4. Like

Rumus:

• Subject + Like + Nouns/Gerunds
• Subject + like +gerunds + better than + gerund
• Subject + like + noun + better than + noun

Contoh:

• I like singing a song
• She likes singing a song better than playing a guitar
• They like coffee better than tea

5. Had Better

Rumus:

• Subject + had better + infinitive
• Subject + had better + not + infinitive

Contoh:

• You had better study hard
• You had better not work on Sundays

6. It’s time

Rumus:

• It’s time + to infinitives
• It’s time + Subject + Bentuk past

Contoh:

• It’s time to get up
• It’s time you went away

7. Instead of

Instead of kita gunakan sebagai pengganti dari: to, than, better than, rather than

Rumus:

• Instead of + Gerund/Nouns

Contoh:

• I prefer staying home instead of going out
• They would rather eat their lunch instead of work
• I woud prefer to invite them instead of him
• He likes me instead of him