Preference dalam bahasa Inggris ungkapan pilihan atau pendapat yang lebih disukai seseorang tentang benda, kegiatan, orang atau yang lainnya. Preference dapat diungkapkan melalui beberapa kata, seperti kata ini: would rather, would prefer, had better, prefer dan like.

1. would rather

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 go now (Saya lebih baik pergi sekarang)

• Gio would rather stay in my house than go home (Gio lebih baik tinggal di rumah saya daripada pulang ke rumahnya)

• You’d rather speak English than french. (Kamu lebih baik bicara bahasa Inggris daripada bahasa Perancis)

2. Would Prefer

Would prefer + to infinitives + rather than + bare infinitives

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

Contoh:

• I would prefer to live in a warm country rather than in a cold city

(Saya lebih baik tinggal di negara yang panas dibandingkan di kota yang dingin)

• You’d prefer to do something rather than take a sleep

(Kamu lebih baik melakukan sesuatu dari pada tidur)

3. Had better

Had better + bare infinitives

Had better + not + bare infinitives (bentuk negative)

Contoh:

• You had better study Dutch regularly (Kamu lebih baik belajar Bahasa Belanda teratur)

• You had better not go to there (Kamu lebih baik tidak usah pergi ke sana)

4. Prefer

Prefer + to infinitive

Prefer + nouns + to + nouns

Prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing

Contoh: dan

• I prefer to live in a village than in a city (Saya lebih suka tinggal di desa dari pada di kota)

• My brother prefer football to tennis (Saya lebih suka sepak bola dari pada tenis)

• Ryan prefers walking to riding a car (Ryan lebih suka berjalan dari pada mengendarai mobil)

5. Like

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

Contoh:

• I like swimming better than jogging (Saya lebih suka berenang daripada joging)

• I like apples better than bananas. (Saya lebih suka apel daripada pisang)

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