Preference

Definisi

---

Preference menyatakan perasaan lebih suka dari yang lainnnya.

Pada topic ini kita akan membahas:

• Prefer
• Would rather
• Would prefer to
• Like
• Had better

---

1. Prefer

---

Rumus:

• Prefer + to infinitive
• Prefer + nouns + to + nouns
• Prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing

Contoh:

• They prefer to stay home (Dia lebih suka tinggal di rumah)
• My mother prefers lemon to orange juice (Ibu saya lebih suka jus lemon daripada jus jeruk)
• She prefers swimming to dancing

---

2. Would rather

---

Rumus:

• Would rather + bare infinitives (kata kerja tanpa to)
• Would rather + bare infinitives + than + bare infinitives
• Would rather + bare infinitives + nouns + than + bare infinitives + nouns

Contoh:

• I would rather study now (Saya lebih baik belajar sekarang)
• She would rather stay home than go shopping (Dia lebih baik tinggal di rumah saja daripada berbelanja)
• You’d rather speak English than French

---

3. Would prefer to

---

Rumus:

• Would prefer + to infinitives + rather than + bare infinitives
• Would prefer + to infinitives + nouns + rather than + bare infinitives + nouns

Contoh:

• They would prefer to sing rather than dance. (Mereka lebih baik bernyanyi saja daripada menari)
• You’d prefer to play ball rather than take a sleep. (Kamu lebih baik bermain bola daripada tidur)

---

4. Like

---

Rumus:

• Like + nouns / V-ing + better than + nouns / V-ing

Contoh:

• I like singing a song better than playing a guitar (Saya lebih suka bernyanyi daripada bermain gitar)
• I like coffee better than tea. (Saya lebih suka kopi daripada teh)

---

5. Had better

---

Rumus:

• Had better + bare infinitives
• Had better + not + bare infinitives (bentuk negative)

Contoh:

• You had better study hard (Kamu lebih baik belajar yang giat)
• You had better not work on Sundays (Kamu lebih baik tidak usah bekerja pada hari Minggu)