Preference adalah bentuk ungkapan yang digunakan untuk menyatakan rasa suka terhadap sesuatu.

Untuk menyatakan rasa lebih suka, kita dapat mennggunakan beberapa ungkapan, diantaranya:

A. Prefer - to
1.
Prefer + to inf/V-ing/noun

e.g.:1. He prefers to live in a small

country.
2. I prefer drinking coffee.
3. They prefer the house.

2.
Prefer + V-ing/n+ to + V-ing/n

e.g.: 1. My father prefers listening

to music to watching a
movie.
2. They prefer football to
tennis.

B. Like – better than

1.
like + to inf/v-ing/noun
e.g.: 1. The boy likes to study in the
library.
2. The merchant likes selling in
the traditional market.
3. The man liked the luxirious
car.
2. like+v-ing/n+better than+v-ing/n

e.g.:1. We like singing better than

dancing.
2. He likes motorcycle better
than a car.
3. Would rather - than
1. would rather + verb in simple form

e.g.: They would rather go to a

beach.
2.
would rather+ inf + than + inf

e.g.: My neighbor would rather stay

at home than go to somewhere
on the weekend.
 EXERCISES

01.She said that she would rather not……..it right now.

A. discussing
B. discuss
C. to discussing
D. discussion

02. I don’t know how to arrange

these flowers; I’d rather….
A. to have it done
B. having it done
C. have it done
D. had it done

03. Which of the following is

incorrect?
A. I like driving better than
taking a taxi
B. I prefer driving to taking a taxi
C. I would rather drive than
take a taxi
D. I would rather drive than a taxi

04. I like mango.

I like apple more.
We can also say….
A. I like having mango to having apple
B. I prefer apple better than mango
C. I would rather to have apple than mango
D. I like apple better than mango
05. She prefers…….
A. going out on Saturday night to staying at home.
B. go out on Saturday night to stay at home
C. to go out on Saturday night than stay at home
D. going on Saturday night rather than stay at home
06. The inhabitans of the village prefer dying..…surrendering to
the enemy.
A. to
B. than
C. rather than
D. better than

07. Shinta would rather…than…on the beach

A. to go to like – to play
B. going hiking – playing
C. go hiking – play
 D. going to hike – playing

08. Max would rather to be fishing

A
from his boat in the lake than
B C
sitting at his desk in the office.
D

09. I like reading novels to

A B
listening western songs.
C D

10. The boy prefers to buying

A B
meat at the nearest shop as his
C D
mother need it immediately.

Nothing is impossible
Tak ada yg tak mungkin

A healthy man has a hundred

wishes, a sick man has only one.

Orang yang sehat mempunyai

seratus keinginan, orang yang
sakit hanya punya satu
keinginan