Grammar Preference: Pengertian, Rumus, Fungsi, Contoh Penggunaan dalam Kalimat

4. Prefer

Prefer + infinitive
Prefer + noun + to + noun
Prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing

Contoh: My mother prefers apples to banana (Ibuku lebih suka apel daripada pisang)

5. Like

S + like + noun/gerund
S + like + Gerund + better than + Gerund
S + like + noun + better than + noun

Contoh: He likes playing a guitar better than sing a song (Dia lebih suka bermain gitar daripada bernyanyi sebuah lagu)

Baca juga: Present Perfect Continuous Tense: Pengertian, Rumus, Fungsi, Contoh Penggunaan dalam Kalimat

Penggunaan Gerund (V-ing) dan Infinitive (to V1)

- Gerund (V1-ing) hanya dipakai pada prefer, would rather dan like.

- Infinitive (To V1) hanya dipakai pada would prefer dan prefer.

- Preference lain yang bisa digunakan adalah instead of sebagai pengganti to, than, rather than dan had better.

Baca juga: Past Future Perfect Tense: Pengertian, Rumus, Fungsi, dan Contoh Penggunaan dalam Kalimat

Contoh Pernyataan

- I’d prefer to have some water

- I prefer reading books

- I prefer jogging to running

- I’d rather stay at home than go out