Expressing Preferences
Preferences Rumus Contoh Kalimat
Prefer Prefer + to infinitive They prefer to stayat home.
(Dia lebih suka tinggal di
rumah)
Prefer + nouns + to + nouns My mother
prefersapple to lemon juice.
(Ibu saya lebih suka
jus apel daripada jus lemon)
Prefer + Verb -ing + to + Verb -ing She prefers swimming to
dancing.
(Dia lebih suka berenang
daripada berdansa)
Would rather Would rather + bare infinitives I would rather studynow.
(kata kerja tanpa “to”)
(Saya lebih baik belajar
sekarang)
Would rather + bare infinitives + than + She would rather stay home
bare infinitives than goshopping.
(Dia lebih baik tinggal di
rumah saja daripada
berbelanja)
Would rather + bare infinitives + nouns She would rather
+ than + bare infinitives + nouns speak Japan thanspeak
English.
(Dia lebih suka berbicara
bahasa Jepang daripada
bahasa Inggris.)
Would prefer to Would prefer + to infinitives + rather They would prefer to sing
than + bare infinitives rather than dance.
(Mereka lebih baik bernyanyi
saja daripada menari)
Would prefer + to infinitives + nouns You would prefer to play ball
+ rather than + bare infinitives + nouns rather than take a sleep.
(Kamu lebih baik bermain
bola daripada tidur)
Like Like + nouns / (Verb + ing)+ better than + I like singing a song better
nouns /(Verb + ing) than playing a guitar.
(Saya lebih suka bernyanyi
daripada bermain gitar)
I like coffee better than milk.
(Saya lebih suka kopi
daripada teh)
Had better Had better + bare infinitives You had better study hard.
(Kamu lebih baik belajar
yang giat)
Had better + not + bare infinitives (bentuk I had better not tellher the
negative) truth.
(Saya lebih baik tidak
mengatakan yang sebenarnya
kepada dia)
It’s time It’s time + to infinitives It’s time to get up.
It’s time + Subject +(Bentuk Past/ It’s time you wentaway.
lampau)
Instead of Instead of + Gerund/Nouns I prefer staying homeinstead
of goingout.
Instead of kita
gunakan sebagai They would rather eat
pengganti dari: to, their dinnerinstead of work.
than, better than,
rather than I would prefer to
invite her instead of him.
She likes meinstead of him.
Penggunaan Preferences
Kita sering menggunakan kata seperti: “prefer, would prefer, would rather” untuk menanyakan tentang pilihan
(preferences). Contohnya:
“I prefer living with my uncle”.
“Would you prefer to watch a movie or go to a church”?
“Would you rather go fishing with me”?
Contoh kalimat di atas memiliki arti yang sedikit berbeda, ini merupakan alasan mengapa pelajar bahasa inggris
sering mengalami kesusahan. Silahkan perhatikan perbedaan penggunaan preferencesdi bawah ini:
1. Perbedaan Pada Arti:
Kita cenderung menggunakan kata “prefer” untuk membicarakan tentang kesukaan, tidak suka, dan apa yang
kita inginkan, contohnya:
“He prefers reading a magazine”.
(Dia lebih suka membaca majalah)
“I prefer going to the beach than going to a swimming pool”.
(Saya lebih suka pergi ke pantai daripada pergi ke kolam renang)
Sedangkan untuk penggunaan kata “would prefer” dan “would rather”, digunakan lebih spesifik, contohnya:
“I would prefer to see him personally.” (Saya lebih baik menemui dia secara pribadi)
“I would rather go home now.” (Saya lebih baik pulang sekarang)
2. Perbedaan Pada Bentuk Kata Kerjanya:
“I prefer living in a town”.
(Diikuti gerund, menggunakan akhiran “-ing”)
“I would prefer to be told the truth”.
(Diikuti oleh infinitive, menggunakan “to + Verb 1”)
“Would you rather stay at an apartment”?
(Diikuti oleh bentuk dasar dari verb (kata kerja)/ Verb 1 tanpa “to”)
3. Perbedaan penggunaan Preposition (Prepoisi) untuk menentukan pilihan:
“Prefer” dan “would prefer” diikuti oleh preposisi “to”, contohnya:
“I prefer living in a town to living in the village”.
“I would rather being alone to being with the wrong person”.
“Would rather” diikuti oleh preposisi “than”, contohnya:
“I would rather talk to him in person than call him on the phone”.
