PREFERENCES

PREFERENCES

Preference  is used when somebody faces two choices and than the one should choose either of them.

A.      S + PREFER + NOUN + TO + NOUN

·      He prefers cats to dogs.

·      He doesn’t prefer cats to dogs.

·      Does he prefer cats to dogs?

B.       S + PREFER + GERUND + TO + GERUND

·               They prefer singing to dancing

·               They don’t prefer singing to dancing

·               Do they prefer singing to dancing?

C.      S + PREFER + TO V-1 + THAN + TO V-1

·      She prefers to study at home than to see the cinema.

·      She doesn’t prefer to study at home than to see the cinema.

·      Does she prefer to study at home than to see the cinema?

D.      S + PREFER + TO V-1 + THAN + (TO) V-1

·                                                                                                                                                I prefer to speak than (to) write.

·                                                                                                                                                I don’t prefer to speak than (to) write.

·                                                                                                                                                Do I prefer to speak than (to) write?

E.       S + WOULD PREFER + TO V-1 + RATHER THAN + …….

·                                                                                                                                                I’d prefer to stay in a house rather than (to stay) in a hotel.

·                                                                                                                                                I’d not prefer to stay in a house rather than (to stay) in a hotel.

·                                                                                                                                                Would I prefer to stay in a house rather than (to stay) in hotel?

F.       S + WOULD RATHER + V-1 + THAN + V-1

·                                                                                                                                                I’d rather study at night than (study) in the morning.

(bentuk (-) nya dengan meletakkan not setelah rather)

·                                                                                                                                                I’d rather not study at night than (study) in morning.

·                                                                                                                                                Would I rather study at night than (study) in the morning?

G.      S + WOULD RATHER + BE + V-ING + THAN + BE + V-ING

·                                                                                                                                                I’d rather be standing than (be) sitting.

·                                                                                                                                                I’d rather not be standing than (be) sitting.

·                                                                                                                                                Would I rather be standing than (be) sitting?

H.      S + LIKE + GERUND + BETTER THAN + GERUND

·                                                                                                                                                He likes running better than swimming.

·                                                                                                                                                He doesn’t like running better than swimming

·                                                                                                                                                Does he like running better than swimming?

I.    S + LIKE + NOUN + BETTER THAN + NOUN

·      They like mangoes better than apples.

·      They don’t like mangoes better than apples.

·      Do they like mangoes better than apples?

J.   S + HAD BETTER + V-1

·      She had better study tonight.

·      She had better not study study tonight.

          (not diletakkan setelah better, jika disingkat not diletakkan bergabung dengan had)

·      She hadn’t better study tonight.

·      Had she better study tonight?