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 PREFERENCE
 Preference merupakan suatu
bentuk ungkapan yang digunakan
untuk menunjukkan bahwa
seseorang lebih menyukai suatu
hal atau aktivitas dibandingkan
dengan hal lain atau aktivitas
yang lainnya.
 PREFER..........TO..........
S + Prefer + Noun + To + Noun

 My uncle prefers tea to coffee.

 They prefer Chinese food to Italian food.

S + Prefer + Ving + To + Ving

 His sister prefers staying home to going out on

Sunday.
 I prefer playing football to swimming in my spare

time.
 S + Prefer + Ving + instead of + Ving

 his sister prefers staying home instead of

going on Sunday.
 I prefer playing football instead of swimming

in my spare time.
WOULD RATHER.......THAN.......

S+ would rather + V1 + than + V1

 We would rather go somewhere than stay at

home on Sunday.
 His aunt would rather drink coffee than drink

tea in the morning.

 S + Would rather + V1 + instead of + Ving

 We would rather go somewhere instead of

staying at home on Sunday.
 His aunt would rather drink coffee instead of

drinking tea in the morning.

 LIKE ...... BETTER THAN.....
S + like + Noun + better than + Noun

 Kikilikes apples better than grapes.

 Sherly likes coffee better than milk.

S + like + Ving + better than + Ving

 Mr. Junaidi likes reading better than fishing on

his spare time.
 Mrs. Layla likes singing better than dancing.
 S + like + Ving + instead of + Ving

o Mr. Junaidi likes reading instead of fishing on

his spare time.
o Mrs. Layla likes singing instead of dancing.
WOULD PREFER......RATHER THAN......

S + would prefer + to V1.....+ rather than + to V1

 My grandfather would prefer to swim rather

than to play tennis on Monday.
 They would prefer to have meal in a
restaurant rather than to eat at home on
Thursday.
 S + would prefer + to V1 + instead of + Ving

 My grandfather would prefer to swim instead

of playing tennis on Monday.
 They would prefer to have meal in a
restaurant instead of eating at home on
Thursday.
 EXAMPLE
Make expressions using Preferences from the two
situations given as shown in example.

▶ My brother sees the movie three times a month.

My brother goes swimming once a month.

⇨ My brother prefers seeing the movie to going swimming.

⇨ My brother would rather see the movie than go swimming.
⇨ My brother likes seeing the movie better than going
swimming.
⇨ My brother would prefer to see the movie rather to go
swimming.
Make expressions using Preferences from the
two situations given as shown in example.
1. Ita often stays home on Sunday. Ita seldom goes
out on Sunday.
2. Her father usually watches TV after dinner. Her
father sometimes reads a magazine after dinner.
3. Sherly always washes the clothes on Sunday.
Sherly never irons the clothes on Sunday.
4. Izza often has breakfast at home. Izza
sometimes has breakfast in the school canteen.
5. Anis usually makes some cakes on Saturday
evening. Anis seldom buys some cakes on
Saturday evening.