Expressing Preferences

Ada beberapa cara yang biasa digunakan dalam mengekspresikan rasa suka atau preferences :
1. Menggunakan => like ........ better than.
    Pattern :
                a. S + like + V-ing + better than + V-ing
                    e.g : Ahmad likes reciting Al-Qur'an better than reading a novel.

                b. S + like + Noun + better than + Noun
                    e.g : Maryam likes Timphan better than Chocholate bar.

2. Menggukan => prefer ......... to
    Pattern :
                a. S + prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing
                    e.g : I  prefer studying for the test to sleeping.

                b. S + prefer + Noun + to + Noun
                    e.g : She preferred Korean movie to American Movie.

3. Menggunakan => would rather ...... than
    Pattern :
                  S + would rather + bare infinitive + than + bare infinitive
                  e.g : Muhammad would rather read a book than write a story.

4. Menggunakan => had better ...... rather than
    Pattern :
                 S + had better + bare infinitive + rather than + bare infinitive
                 e.g : Fatimah had better love him rather than leave him.

5. Menggunakan => would prefer ....... rather than
    Pattern :
                 S + would prefer + to infinitive + rather than + bare infinitive
                 e.g : I would prefer to surf on the internet rather than play game