PREFERENCES

There are 4 ways of Preferences :

1. S + LIKE + N/V-ing + BETTER THAN + N/V-ing

MORE THAN

2. S + PREFER + N/V-ing + TO + N/V-ing

3. S + WOULD RATHER + INFINITIVE (V1) + THAN + INFINITIVE (V1)

‘d rather

4. S + WOULD PREFER + TO – INFINITIVE ( TO V1) + RATHER THAN + INFINITIVE (V1)

‘d prefer

Example :

1. I like studying better than watching TV

2. He prefers apple to banana
3. She would rather read than write
4. I’d prefer to go home rather than stay here

Exercise

Do the following sentences in Preference by using the given words in bracket

1. Rudy and Enrico like playing tennis. They do not like studying mathematic. (would
rather)
2. He goes to school on foot. She does not go to school by becak. (like)
3. They do not like durians. They like oranges. (prefer)
4. Syarifah eats potatoes. She does not eat rice. (would prefer)
5. Lukman played a guitar every day. He played the piano once a week. (would rather)
6. Norma sings English songs. Once in a while, she sings Indonesian songs. (would prefer)
7. He wacthes TV in the morning. He never does the home work. (prefer)
8. The girl stayed at home. She rarely saw the movies. (would rather)
9. The woman drinks juices. She never drinks milk. (prefer)
10. Tono studies English reluctanly. He studies mathematics seriously. (like)
11. My father drinks tea. He doesn’t drink much coffee. (Prefer)
12. Tommy often drives a car. He sometimes cycle. (would rather)
13. Arni reads a book everyday. She writes during the holiday. (prefer)
14. He writes with a ballpoint pen. He seldom writes with a fountain pen. (prefer)
15. He speaks English. He seldom speaks German. (would prefer)
16. John eats pizza a lot. He sometimes eats spaggetti. (would rather)
17. Yanti usually goes to the mountain in holiday. She rarely goes to beach. (like)
18. Mother buys a lot of carrot. She buys some chilies. (prefer)
19. I make some small table. I don’t make big table. (like)
20. Randy always goes to mosque. He seldom goes to mall. (would rather)