Preference Sentences

Preference adalah kalimat kelebihsukaan. Ada 4 jenis dan pola kalimat untuk preference yaitu:
1. S + prefer + noun (benda) + to + noun
S + prefer + V ing + to + V ing
2. S + like + noun + better than + noun
S + like + V ing + better than + V ing
3. S + would rather + inf + than + inf
4. S + had better + inf + than + inf

Examples:
1. a. She prefers apples to mangoes.
b. My brothers prefer playing football to playing basketball.
2. a. I like english better than mathematics.
b. My father likes reading a news better than reading a novel.
3. They would rather walk than take a taxi.
4. you had better sleep if you’re ill.

Note:
- Kata kerja prefer dan like bisa berubah – ubah sesuai dengan tenses dan subjectnya sementara kata would rather dan had better tidak.
- Kata prefer harus berpasangan dengan to, kata like harus berpasangan dengan beteer than dan woul rather serta had better harus berpasangan dengan than.
- Pola kalimat lain untuk would rather yaitu S + would rather + O + V2, contoh:

He would rather you didn’t go.
They would rather him spent the night here.