Preference adalah ungkapan dalam bahasa Inggris untuk menyatakan perasaan lebih suka dari yang lainnnya.
Preference bisa diungkapkan dengan berbagai macam cara yaitu menggunakan ungkapan berikut :
- 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 sister prefers lemon tea to orange juice (Saudariku lebih suka lemon tea daripada jus jeruk)
- She prefers dancing to singing (Dia lebih suka menari daripada menyanyi)
2. Would Prefer
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)
3. 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 Japanese. (Kamu lebih baik bicara bahasa Inggris daripada bahasa Jepang)
4. Like
Rumus:
- Like + nouns / V-ing + better than + nouns / V-ing
Contoh:
- I like diving better than cyling (Saya lebih suka menyelam daripada bersepeda)
- I like apples better than bananas. (Saya lebih suka apel daripada pisang)
5. Had bette
Rumus:
- Had better + bare infinitives
- Had better + not + bare infinitives (bentuk negative)
Contoh:
- You had better study English regularly (Kamu lebih baik belajar Bahasa Inggris teratur)
- You had better not go to the down town (Kamu lebih baik tidak usah pergi ke pusat kota)
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Simak juga :
- Memahami : Used to, Be Used to, Get Used to dan Be Accustomed to
- Modal Auxiliary
- Elliptics
- Gerunds : Verbal Nouns
- Derivatives
- Causative Forms
- Articles
- Concordance and Agreement
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