Untukmenyatakan sesuatu hal disukai, lebih disukai, atau lebih disukai daripada, kita menggunakan kalimat preferensi. Berikut ini adalah rumus dasar kalimat preferensi. S + like (s) + (Noun/verb-ing) + better than + (Noun/verb-ing) S + prefer (s) + (Noun/verb-ing) + to + (Noun/verb-ing) S + would + rather + Verb + than + Verb Berikutrumus yang bisa kamu gunakan untuk membentuk kalimat preference menggunakan "would prefer" Subject + would prefer + to infinitives + rather than + bare infinitives Subject + would prefer + to infinitives + nouns + rather than + infinitives + nouns Would Rather ï»żWouldprefer sama dengan would rather, memiliki arti lebih suka, namun would prefer diikuti dengan to infinitive atau noun, dengan rumus : S + would prefer + to infinitive/noun + rather than + bare infinitive/noun. Ekspresipreferensi ini memakai kata kerja pertama ( verb 1) untuk menyatakan pilihan pertaman, sedangkan pilihan lainnya dapat berupa kata kerja dasar atau kata benda ( noun ). Subject + would prefer + noun/gerund + rather than + noun/gerund Contoh Kalimat No Sooner Than 15 Contoh Soal Narrative Would rather + bare infinitives (kata kerja Prefer" dan "would rather" adalah frasa yang biasa digunakan untuk menunjukkan preferensi atau pilihan. Arti dari keduanyapun mirip yaitu "lebih suka". Namun, keduanya memiliki tata penempatan yang berbeda dalam sebuah kalimat. Berikut adalah rumus/pola dari masing-masing frasa: 1. Prefer - Prefer + noun + to + noun - Prefer + verb-ing + to Tapi berbeda dengan prefer yang berpasangan dengan to, kata would rather berpasangan dengan kata than. Perhatikan rumus atau pola penggunaan would rather pada gambar berikut. Seperti tertera pada rumus atau pola di atas, kita bisa menggunakan would rather untuk menunjukkan selera kita. . Quando usar WOULD PREFER ou WOULD RATHER? SerĂĄ que tem diferença entre elas!? Essa Ă© uma dĂșvida que costuma incomodar muitos estudantes de inglĂȘs. Portanto, siga lendo para aprender quando usar WOULD PREFER ou WOULD RATHER corretamente em inglĂȘs. Antes, jĂĄ convido vocĂȘ a ler tambĂ©m o artigo O Que Significa Would Rather para aprender muito mais. ï»ż Sem muita enrolação, saiba que as duas significam a mesmĂ­ssima coisa. Portanto, vocĂȘ pode usar tanto uma quanto a outra. As duas podem ser usadas para indicar preferĂȘncia em uma situação especĂ­fica. NĂŁo se trata de de preferĂȘncia de modo geral. Por exemplo, em uma determinada situação, alguĂ©m poderĂĄ enviar uma mensagem a vocĂȘ perguntando o seguinte Hey, how about going out tonight? Ei, que tal sairmos hoje Ă  noite? VocĂȘ nĂŁo estĂĄ muito a fim de sair, entĂŁo pode reponder assim Well, I’d prefer to stay home and watch TV. Olha, eu prefiro ficar em casa e assistir TV.Well, I’d rather stay home and watch TV. Olha, eu prefiro ficar em casa e assistir TV. NĂŁo tem a menor diferença entre falar de um jeito ou de outro. A Ășnica coisa que vocĂȘ tem de lembrar Ă© que nĂłs usamos WOULD PREFER ou WOULD RATHER para se referir a uma preferĂȘncia em uma situação em particular. Quando se trata de uma preferĂȘncia de modo geral, entĂŁo use apenas PREFER. Para entender melhor, leia o artigo A Diferença entre PREFER e WOULD RATHER. Outro ponto interessante
 Em relação ao significado e ao uso, a diferença entre WOULD PREFER e WOULD RATHER nĂŁo existe. Mas, hĂĄ sĂł uma coisa que vocĂȘ precisa notar ao usar escrever ou falar uma ou outra. Para perceber isso, veja novamente os exemplos citados acima Well, I’d prefer to stay home and watch I’d rather stay home and watch TV. Notou a diferença? Veja que apĂłs WOULD PREFER colocamos o TO. JĂĄ apĂłs WOULD RATHER nĂŁo colocamos o TO. Leia novamente os exemplos e perceba isso I’d prefer to stay
I’d rather stay
 Tem mais! Veja sĂł as sentenças abaixo Id prefer to stay home rather than go out rather stay home than go out out tonight. Quando vocĂȘ estiver demonstrando as opçÔes, note o uso dos chunks “would prefer to 
 rather than 
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 than 
“. Aprendendo assim, vocĂȘ estĂĄ aprendendo a GramĂĄtica de Uso da LĂ­ngua Inglesa! Ou seja, aprendendo sem precisar de regrinhas gramaticais. VocĂȘ observa a lĂ­ngua sendo usada e aprende o padrĂŁo. Para aprender mais, o melhor Ă© criar exemplos e praticar. Exemplos Id prefer to read a book rather than watch a rather read a book than watch a prefer to go to London rather than rather go to London than prefer to sleep rather than rather sleep than work. A diferença entre WOULD PREFER e WOULD RATHER nĂŁo existe no que diz respeito a significado e uso. Mas, na forma como sĂŁo usadas, elas tĂȘm uma diferença. Portanto, foque em criar exemplos usando uma e outra e vocĂȘ certamente vai internalizar isso naturalmente. That’s all for now, folks! Take care and keep learning! Prefer merupakan salah satu kata yang pastinya sering kita dengar dalam percakapan. Tak hanya dalam percakapan full Bahasa Inggris saja, kata ini juga biasa kita campur dalam percakapan Bahasa Indonesia. Prefer digunakan untuk menyatakan sebuah preferensi atau pilihan. Sebenarnya, bagaimana sih cara penggunaan kata ini? Pengertian Prefer Jika diartikan secara harafiah, prefer memiliki arti “lebih memilih.” Biasanya penggunaan prefer digunakan jika seseorang dihadapkan dengan dua atau lebih pilihan. Prefer dipakai untuk menyatakan sebuah preferensi atau pilihan pribadi yang tentunya bersifat subjektif. Prefer termasuk verbal transitive atau kata kerja yang membutuhkan objek. Dilansir dari Cambridge Dictionary, penggunaan kata prefer bisa ditambahkan prepositional phrase to’. Walaupun perbandingan, preposisi than tidak bisa digunakan dalam penggunaan prefer. Contoh I prefer tea to coffee. We prefer going by ferry to flying. We have tea and coffee, but perhaps you’d prefer a cold drink. He prefers watching baseball to playing it. She prefers that we meet at the station. Would you prefer to leave? Baca juga Contoh Pidato Bahasa Inggris dengan Berbagai Topik + Artinya Penggunaan Prefer Dalam penggunaan kata ini, ada tiga pola yang digunakan. Di antaranya Prefer + noun + to + noun Prefer + verb-ing + to + verb-ing Prefer + to infinite + rather than + infinite Tak hanya prefer, penggunaan kata ini bisa ditambahkan would di depannya dan menjadi would prefer yang digunakan untuk situasi yang lebih spesifik. Penggunaan would prefer bisa diikuti dengan pola berikut Would prefer + to infinite + rather than + infinite Lalu, bagaimana contoh penggunaannya dalam kalimat? I would prefer to order English articles for my niche blogs rather than write them. President Joko Widodo would prefer to wear a white shirt for his daily duties rather than wear a coat. Tak hanya digunakan untuk menanyakan sebuah preferensi di keadaan yang spesifik, would prefer juga bisa digunakan untuk situasi yang tidak benar-benar terjadi atau unreal. Contoh Would you prefer to marry Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp? I would prefer to marry Johnny Depp than Brad Pitt. I like his act! Would you prefer to be a bird or a dolphin? I would prefer to be a bird than a dolphin because I don’t like fish. Baca juga 200+ Kosakata Nama Hewan dalam Bahasa Inggris dan Artinya Contoh Kalimat Masih bingung bagaimana aplikasi kata prefer dalam kalimat? Simak contohnya di bawah ini! I prefer to stay under the radar. “I prefer to kill painfully,” he said. Was it normal to prefer one child over another? In fact, she’d probably prefer it if we weren’t there. We who live here much prefer to be invisible; for we can still hug and kiss one another, and are quite safe from the bears. Would he prefer that she wasn’t here when he got back tonight? “Do you prefer dark brown or dark gray?” she asked. But I did not summon you to discuss my actions, but to give you advice or an order if you prefer it. Of course, if you prefer, we can wait until you come home from work and make it a fun family event. Baca juga Bahasa Inggrisnya “Dari”, Contoh, dan Penggunaan Kalimatnya Dengan penjelasan di atas, apakah kamu menyadari bahwa setiap kata Bahasa Inggris bisa dikulik mendalam secara satu per satu? Selanjutnya, apa lagi yang ingin kamu ketahui mengenai kata Bahasa Inggris? Jika kamu ingin mengasah skill Bahasa Inggris secara mendalam, kamu bisa mengikuti program WSE GO Wall Street English Goes Online yang memiliki materi intensif sesuai dengan kebutuhan kamu. Kamu bisa memulai juga dengan mengetahui level Bahasa Inggris kamu. Yuk, isi kuis di bawah ini agar tahu tingkat Bahasa Inggris kamu! Sabemos que aprender um novo idioma pode ser desafiador. É por isso que somos fĂŁs de aprender inglĂȘs com mĂșsica, pois ela ajuda a tornar esse processo muito mais leve! Para que vocĂȘ nĂŁo se confunda mais, explicamos em detalhes o que significam, como traduzir e como usar as expressĂ”es would rather e prefer. Ah, e no final tem exemplos musicais pra te ajudar a fixar todo o conteĂșdo, ok? Para conferir Ă© sĂł continuar a leitura. As estruturas would rather e prefer sĂŁo utilizadas para expressarmos nossas preferĂȘncias. Vamos entender como elas funcionam? Would rather Ă© usada para expressar nossas preferĂȘncias casuais. JĂĄ prefer Ă© usada para expressar nossas preferĂȘncias pessoais. PreferĂȘncias casuais sĂŁo mais flexĂ­veis porque refletem nossas escolhas momentĂąneas e podem sofrer influĂȘncias de diversos fatores. JĂĄ as preferĂȘncias pessoais costumam ser mais fixas porque refletem nosso estilo de vida e opiniĂŁo. Por exemplo, imagine que minha bebida preferida Ă© cafĂ©, mas hoje estou tĂŁo nervosa que preferiria tomar um chĂĄ de camomila para me acalmar. Essa Ă© uma preferĂȘncia casual, uma escolha momentĂąnea que foi influenciada pelo meu emocional. Em inglĂȘs, eu diria I would rather have chamomile tea than coffee now Preferiria tomar chĂĄ de camomila em vez de cafĂ© agora PorĂ©m, sempre que estĂĄ tudo bem comigo, prefiro beber cafĂ©, entĂŁo, essa Ă© minha preferĂȘncia pessoal, pois ela reflete meu estilo de vida. I prefer coffee to tea Prefiro cafĂ© a chĂĄ Entendeu essas diferenças? Continue lendo que tudo vai ficar melhor ainda! Afinal, que significa would rather? Para vocĂȘ entender mais rapidamente, veja um exemplo A Would you like to have coffee or tea? VocĂȘ gostaria de tomar cafĂ© ou chĂĄ? B I would rather have coffee Eu preferiria tomar cafĂ© Would rather Ă© uma forma educada e suave de expressar suas preferĂȘncias casuais, justamente porque costuma ser usada quando alguĂ©m nos oferece algo ou nos faz um convite. Nessas horas, Ă© legal ser educado, nĂŁo Ă©? É justamente o uso do would que imprime essa leveza ao discurso, assim como no portuguĂȘs, quando falamos “preferia” ou “preferiria” em vez de “prefiro”. A diferença Ă© sutil, mas existe. Como usar o would rather? Em conversas, prefira dizer I’d rather, que Ă© a forma contraĂ­da de I would rather. É sempre mais indicado usar as contraçÔes em inglĂȘs na linguagem falada. Por exemplo I’d rather have coffee, please Prefiro tomar cafĂ©, por favor. Apesar de ser mais comum usar a estrutura na primeira pessoa, tambĂ©m podemos usĂĄ-la com outros sujeitos de forma invariĂĄvel, ou seja, as estruturas sĂŁo as mesmas para todas as pessoas. Veja You would rather — You’d rather She would rather — She’d rather He would rather — He’d ratherWe would rather — We’d ratherThey would rather — They’d rather Isso facilita nossa vida, hein! Nesses casos, provavelmente estamos comunicando a escolha de outra pessoa. Podemos dizer She’d rather have coffee Ela prefere tomar cafĂ© E para dizer o que eu gostaria que vocĂȘ fizesse, colocamos o verbo no passado I’d rather you served coffee Preferiria que vocĂȘ servisse cafĂ©. Apesar de o verbo estar no passado, estamos falando de uma sugestĂŁo no presente, para acontecer agora, ok? Importante a expressĂŁo Would rather sempre Ă© acompanhada de verbo no infinitivo, sem to I’d rather have coffee Prefiro tomar cafĂ©. Na comparação, usamos than I’d rather have coffee than tea Prefiro tomar cafĂ© em vez de chĂĄ. Quando queremos nos referir a assuntos do passado, usamos would rather + present perfect ou past perfect, a depender da quantidade de pessoas envolvidas. Aqui hĂĄ sempre um tom de arrependimento. Algo que deverĂ­amos ter escolhido, mas nĂŁo escolhemos. Uma pessoa na histĂłria would rather + present perfect She has had some coffee after dinner, but she’d rather have drunk tea. Now she can’t sleep Ela tomou cafĂ© apĂłs o jantar, mas ela preferia ter bebido chĂĄ. Agora ela nĂŁo consegue dormir. Duas pessoas na histĂłria would rather + past perfect I’d rather she had drunk tea after dinner so that she could sleep now Preferia que ela tivesse bebido chĂĄ apĂłs o jantar para que ela conseguisse dormir agora. E o verbo prefer, quando usar? Para expressar preferĂȘncias pessoais, usamos o verbo prefer. Ele Ă© mais direto, pois trata-se de uma escolha menos flexĂ­vel, baseada em uma opiniĂŁo. Posso dizer I prefer coffee to tea Prefiro cafĂ© a chĂĄ. Ou seja, cafĂ© Ă© sua preferĂȘncia em qualquer situação de um modo geral. Caso algo te faça mudar de ideia, entĂŁo vocĂȘ pode dizer I’d rather have chamomile tea today. I need to calm down. Prefiro tomar chĂĄ de camomila hoje. Preciso me acalmar. Existem trĂȘs formas de usar o verbo prefer em uma frase I prefer coffee to tea Prefiro cafĂ© a chĂĄI prefer having coffee to having tea Prefiro tomar cafĂ© a tomar chĂĄI prefer to have tea rather than have coffee Prefiro tomar cafĂ© em vez de tomar chĂĄ Note que na terceira frase usamos prefer e rather than juntos, porque eles podem ser usados juntos dessa forma. Como negar usando would rather e prefer? Quando alguĂ©m nos oferece algo, podemos recusar com a resposta curta I’d rather not Prefiro nĂŁo. Por exemplo Would you like some tea? Gostaria de um pouco de chĂĄ?I’d rather not. Thanks, anywayPrefiro nĂŁo [ideia implĂ­cita tomar chĂĄ]. De qualquer modo, obrigada Para respostas mais longas I’d rather not have tea now, thanks Prefiro nĂŁo tomar chĂĄ agora, obrigada I’d rather you didn’t serve me tea, but I’d like a glass of water, thanksPreferiria que vocĂȘ nĂŁo me servisse chĂĄ, mas aceito um copo de ĂĄgua, obrigada No caso do verbo prefer, como estamos nos referindo a hĂĄbitos e estilos de vida, podemos negar desta forma A Do you usually have coffee or tea at night? VocĂȘ geralmente toma cafĂ© ou chĂĄ Ă  noite?B I usually prefer not to have coffee at night Geralmente prefiro nĂŁo tomar cafĂ© Ă  noite Would much rather mais intenso! Podemos usar much com would rather para dar ĂȘnfase a uma preferĂȘncia. Nas conversas, enfatizamos a palavra much na hora de falar I’d much rather have coffee nowPrefiro muito mais tomar cafĂ© agora As melhores mĂșsicas para aprender o uso do would rather Agora vamos cantar? As mĂșsicas a seguir apresentam as estruturas I would rather ou I’d rather. É interessante notar que, em todas elas, hĂĄ sempre alternativas, por isso usamos a estrutura I’d rather. SĂŁo escolhas casuais e nĂŁo preferĂȘncias pessoais. Rather Be — Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne When I am with you, there’s no place I’d rather be Essa Ă© a frase principal de Rather Be quando estou com vocĂȘ, nĂŁo hĂĄ lugar em que eu prefira estar. Ou seja, hĂĄ outros lugares onde eu poderia estar, mas estar com vocĂȘ Ă© o meu lugar preferido. Own
 so cute! đŸ„° I’d Rather Be Your Lover — Madonna O trecho But I’d Rather Be Your Lover Mas prefiro ser sua amante aparece nessa letra mostrando que a pessoa poderia ser irmĂŁ, amiga, mĂŁe, etc, mas ela prefere ser amante đŸ€” I Would Rather Go Blind — Dua Lipa Would Rather Go Blind, originalmente gravada por Etta James, ganhou um nova interpretação com Dua Lipa. I would rather go blind, boy, than to see you walk away Prefiro ficar cega, garoto, do que te ver ir embora Eu diria a ela nĂŁo diga isso, garota, a fila anda! AlĂ©m do mais, eu a corrigiria than see you walk away, retirando o to. Mas tudo bem! As mĂșsicas, Ă s vezes, apresentam alguns errinhos, Ă© o que chamamos de licença poĂ©tica. Pay attention! I’d Rather — Billie Marten And I would rather be alone than in a lonely crowd E prefiro estar sozinha que em uma solitĂĄria multidĂŁo. Dessa vez eu concordo tem horas que Ă© melhor estar sĂł do que mal acompanhada, nĂ©? 😅 I’d Rather Dance With You — Kings Of Convenience I’d rather dance with you than talk with you Prefiro dançar com vocĂȘ do que conversar com vocĂȘ Dançar Ă© uma linguagem corporal que pode valer mais do que mil palavras. Let’s go dancing ouvindo I’d Rather Dance With You! Teste seus conhecimentos com um quiz! Continue aprendendo inglĂȘs com mĂșsica Agora vamos praticar? Depois de aprender e treinar expressĂ”es em inglĂȘs, que tal tentar formar frases usando would rather + expressĂ”es idiomĂĄticas? JĂĄ atĂ© fizemos uma I’d rather not have small talks Prefiro nĂŁo ter conversas fiadas. ï»żPreference adalah satu dari sekian banyak kosakata bahasa Inggris yang cukup populer dan banyak penggunanya. Kamu sendiri, pernah dengar kata preference sebelumnya? Atau mungkin hanya sering mendengar kata “prefer” saja? Jika orang lebih condong pada suatu hal, biasanya mereka kerap mengatakan “Aku prefer ke
”. Lalu sebenarnya apa sih yang dimaksud dengan preference? Mau tahu penjelasan selengkapnya tentang preference, jenis-jenis, dan fungsinya? Ikuti terus artikelnya, ya! Table of Contents Apa itu Preference Preference adalah suatu ungkapan yang digunakan untuk menyatakan pendapat atau pilihan yang paling disukai. Baik berupa benda, acara, tempat, maupun orang. Dalam bahasa Indonesia, preference dikenal dengan nama preferensi yang berarti pilihan, kecenderungan, dan kesukaan. Sebenarnya, penggunaan preference sering ditemukan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Bahkan mungkin secara tidak sadar, kamu sering menggunakannya. Contoh sederhananya, jika ada seseorang yang meminta pendapatmu tentang satu dari sepuluh baju yang harus dipilih untuk acara pesta, lalu sesuai instruksi dan konteks kamu memilih satu baju dan mengatakan “I prefer this white dress to other dresses”, saat kamu mengemukakan hal itu, artinya kamu sedang menggunakan preference dalam kalimatmu. Mau Belajar Bahasa Inggris GRATIS di Cakap? Jenis Preference dalam Bahasa Inggris Setidaknya ada lima jenis preference yang umum ditemukan dalam percakapan, yaitu prefer, would prefer, would rather, like, had better, dan instead of. Mari bahas satu persatu! Prefer Prefer memiliki arti lebih suka, untuk membuat kalimat menggunakan kata “prefer”, kamu bisa menerapkan beberapa rumus, yaitu Subject + Prefer + to infinitives Subject + Prefer + Nouns + to + nouns Subject + Prefer + Gerund + to + Gerund Would Prefer Saat kamu menggunakan would prefer, maka kamu juga harus memberikan “rather than” untuk menandai perbandingan. Berikut rumus yang bisa kamu gunakan untuk membentuk kalimat preference menggunakan “would prefer” Subject + would prefer + to infinitives + rather than + bare infinitives Subject + would prefer + to infinitives + nouns + rather than + infinitives + nouns Would Rather Masih memiliki arti dari jenis-jenis preference sebelumnya, would rather juga digunakan untuk membandingkan antara satu dari berbagai hal yang lebih disukai. Namun, perlu dicatat, hal yang bisa dibandingkan menggunakan “would rather” adalah aktivitas, bukan benda. Jika kamu menggunakan jenis ini untuk mengungkapkan perbandingan, kamu bisa menambahkan kata “than” setelah nouns atau bare infinitive. Berikut rumus-rumusnya Subject + would rather + Verb 1 tanpa to Subject + would rather + bare infinitives + than + infinitives Subject + would rather + bare infinitives + nouns + than + bare infinitives + nouns Subject + would rather + someone + kata kerja bentuk 2 Like Like memiliki beberapa arti yang berbeda. Namun, “like” yang digunakan sebagai preference adalah “like” yang berarti suka atau lebih menyukai suatu hal/benda. Untuk membuat kalimat preference dengan kata “like”, kamu perlu juga memasukkan frasa “better than” setelah nouns atau Verb-ing. Berikut rumus-rumusnya Subject + like + nouns/V-ing + better than + nouns/V-ing Subject + like + nouns Had Better Untuk membuat kalimat preference menggunakan kata “had better”, cukup mudah. Kamu hanya perlu menambahkan bare infinitives setelahnya. Berikut rumusnya Subject + had better + bare infinitives Kalau kamu ingin membuat bentuk kalimat negatifnya, kamu hanya perlu menambahkan kata “not” sebelum infinitives. Dalam beberapa konteks, kamu bisa menggunakan “instead of” untuk menggantikan “than, better than, rather than, dan to.” Kursus Bahasa Inggris di Cakap, Bebas Atur Jadwal Belajar Contoh Kalimat Preference Di bawah ini akan disajikan contoh kalimat preference dari beragam jenis dan sesuai dengan rumusnya. She prefer spaghetti to sandwiches. Dia lebih suka spaghetti daripada sandwich. I would prefer to read books rather than watch movies. Saya lebih suka membaca buku daripada menonton film. Jorge had better not play badminton. Jorge sebaiknya tidak bermain badminton. I would rather sleep now. Saya lebih baik tidur sekarang. My sister like playing better than studying.Adik saya lebih suka bermain daripada belajar. Itulah pengertian preference lengkap dengan jenis-jenis, rumus yang digunakan, dan contoh penerapannya dalam kalimat. Jika kamu merasa terlalu banyak rumus dari satu jenis preference, maka untuk permulaan, kamu bisa menggunakan satu rumus yang menurutmu paling mudah dan sederhana. Selamat belajar! Biar belajar lebih seru dan terarah, kamu butuh bimbingan dari para teacher profesional. Nah, untuk kamu yang sedang belajar bahasa Inggris dengan serius dan lebih dalam, kamu bisa daftar di kursus bahasa Inggris online Cakap sekarang juga! Baca Juga Apa Itu Discussion Text? Ini Arti, Struktur, dan Contoh Lengkapnya Adjective Clause Arti, Rumus, dan Contoh Kalimat tiap Jenisnya Pada sesi ini saya akan membahas tentang perbedaan penggunaan preference yang menggunakan like, would rather, prefer dan juga would prefer. Semuanya memiliki arti yang sama namun beberapa kata atau frase preference tersebut jika ditinjau dari tata bahasa Inggris grammar memiliki rumus yang berbeda. Meskipun begitu, dalam praktik percakapan ataupun dalam lirik lagu berbahasa Inggris, rumusan tersebut tidak digunakan secara ketat. Sebelum membahas lebih lanjut tentang penggunaannya, mari kita samakan dulu pemahaman kita tentang apa itu preference? A. Pengertian Preference Kita pasti pernah dihadapkan pada sebuah pilihan, dan kita pasti punya kecenderungan untuk memilih salah satunya, misal “aku lebih suka berenang dari pada berjemur”. Jadi sebuah kalimat preference itu pasti memilih salah satu diantara beberapa pilihan dua atau lebih. Walaupun istilah grammarnya adalah preference yang berasal dari kata prefer lebih suka, tapi kita juga bisa menggunakan kata selain prefer seperti would rather, would prefer dan juga like. B. Perbedaan Penggunaan Preference Dalam bahasa Inggris ada beberapa kata yang bisa digunakan untuk menyatakan sebuah kecenderungan pada sebuah pilihan. Prefer Rumus – Subject + prefer + to Infinitive – Subject + prefer + Noun+ to / instead of + Noun – Subject + prefer + V-ing + to / instead of + V-ing. Contoh – I prefer stay at home tonight. – I prefer coffee to tea. – I prefer walking instead of riding motorcylce. Would Rather Rumus – Subject + would rather + Noun + than + Noun – Subject + would rather + Infinitive + than + Infinitive Contoh – Id rather run than go jogging. – I would rather hurt my self than to ever make you cry. Would Prefer Rumus – Subject + would prefer + Noun + rather than + Noun – Subject + would prefer + V-ing + rather than + V-ing Contoh – I would prefer running rather than sleeping. – I would prefer apartment rather than home. Like Rumus – Subject + Like + Noun + better than + Noun – Subject + Like + V-ing + better than + V-ing Contoh – I like car better than bus. – I like watching a movie better than listening to a music. Mengakhiri penjelasan ini, mari kita lihat penggalan lirik lagu yang dinyanyikan oleh Etta James yang berjudul I’d Rather go blind Whoo, I would rather, I would rather go blind, boy Than to see you walk away from me, child, no Demikianlah penjelasan singkat tentang perbedaan penggunaan preference yang meliputi prefer, would rather, would prefer dan like. Semoga bermanfaat. Jika kamu menyukai artikel ini, ayo kasih like, twit atau dengan berkomentar di bawah ini. Terima kasih.

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