Selasa, 26 Januari 2016
Preferences
Preference adalah suatu bentuk
pernyataan yang menyatakan perasaan lebih suka dari yang lainnnya. Dalam Bahasa
Indonesia, ungkapan ini tidak begitu sulit, dimana kita cukup mengucapkan
"Lebih Suka dari", namun dalam Bahasa Inggris, ada beberapa
bentuk yang dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan pernyataan di atas, diantaranya
adalah:
1. Prefer
Rumus:
1. Prefer
Rumus:
- Prefer + to
infinitive
- Prefer +
nouns + to + nouns
- Prefer +
V-ing + to + V-ing
Contoh:
- They prefer to
stay home (Dia lebih suka tinggal di rumah)
- My mother
prefers lemon to orange juice (Ibu saya lebih suka jus lemon daripada
jus jeruk)
- She prefers
swimming to dancing
2. Would rather
Rumus:
Rumus:
- Would
rather + bare infinitives (kata kerja tanpa to)
- Would
rather + bare infinitives + than + bare infinitives
- Would
rather + bare infinitives + nouns + than + bare infinitives
+ nouns
Contoh:
- I would rather
study now (Saya lebih baik belajar sekarang)
- She would rather
stay home than go shopping (Dia lebih baik tinggal di rumah saja
daripada berbelanja)
- You'd rather
speak English than French
3. Would prefer to
Rumus:
Rumus:
- Would
prefer + to infinitives + rather than + bare infinitives
- Would
prefer + to infinitives + nouns + rather than + bare
infinitives + nouns
Contoh:
- They would
prefer to sing rather than dance. (Mereka lebih baik bernyanyi saja
daripada menari)
- You'd prefer to
play ball rather than take a sleep. (Kamu lebih baik bermain bola
daripada tidur)
4. Like
Rumus:
Rumus:
- Like +
nouns / V-ing + better than + nouns / V-ing
Contoh:
- I like singing a
song better than playing a guitar (Saya lebih suka bernyanyi daripada
bermain gitar)
- I like coffee
better than tea. (Saya lebih suka kopi daripada teh)
5. Had better
Rumus:
Rumus:
- Had better +
bare infinitives
- Had
better + not + bare infinitives (bentuk negative)
Contoh:
- You had better
study hard (Kamu lebih baik belajar yang giat)
- You had better
not work on Sundays (Kamu lebih baik tidak usah bekerja pada hari
Minggu)
