Preference

Preference adalah suatu bentuk pernyataan yang menyatakan perasaan lebih suka dari yang lainnnya. Dalam Bahasa Indonesia, ungkapan ini tidak begitu sulit, dimana kita cukup mengucapkan "Lebih Suka dari", namun dalam Bahasa Inggris, ada beberapa bentuk yang dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan pernyataan di atas, diantaranya adalah:
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 mother prefers lemon to orange juice (Ibu saya lebih suka jus lemon daripada jus jeruk)
She prefers swimming to dancing

2. 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 French

3. Would prefer to
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)

4. Like
Rumus:
Like + nouns / V-ing + better than + nouns / V-ing

Contoh:
I like singing a song better than playing a guitar (Saya lebih suka bernyanyi daripada bermain gitar)
I like coffee better than tea. (Saya lebih suka kopi daripada teh)

5. Had better
Rumus:
Had better + bare infinitives
Had better + not + bare infinitives (bentuk negative)

Contoh:
You had better study hard (Kamu lebih baik belajar yang giat)
You had better not work on Sundays (Kamu lebih baik tidak usah bekerja pada hari Minggu)