preference

Grammar Assignment

P R E F E R E N C E

WRITEN BY:

GROUP 6

1. ZAKRIDATUL AGUSMANIAR RANE (A1D2 08018)

2. ASTRINA LATAEWA

3. LD. MUH. YUSUF

4. LA ODE SAFIRUN

ENGLISH LEARNING AND TEACHING

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL FACULTY

UNHALU

2009

PREFERENCE

A. DEFINITION

Preference is a sentece that show a choise. Sometimes we need to state a preference when someone makes makes a suggestion, offers something or asks your opinion about what to do. we use preference to state our choise politely.

B. KIND OF PREFERENCE

Basically, there are four kinds of preference. They are ‘prefer...; would rather...; like...better than...; and would prefer...’.

1. PREFER...

a. Prefer...to...

‘Prefer... to...’ is followed by ‘verb1+ing’. But, prefer...to... can also be followed by noun.

1. Followed by ‘Verb+ing

Pattern : Prefer + gerund + To + gerund

Example :

- I prefer cooking to sewing in my spare time (correct)

I prefer cook to sew in my spare time (incorrect)

- He prefers swimming to dancing (correct)

He prefers swim to dance (incorrect)

- Alex prefers reading a book to watchung TV (correct)

Alex prefers read book to watc TV (incorrect)

2. Followed by noun

Pattern : Subject + Prefer + noun + To + Gerund

Example :

- I prefer tea to coffee (correct)

I prefer tea than coffee (incorrect)

- My mother prefers donut to hamburger (correct)

My mother prefers donut better than hamburger (incorrect)

- My son prefers fish to beef (correct)

My son prefers fish rather than beef (incorrect)

Study the differences in stucture after prefer. We say:

- I prefer something to something else

- I prefer doing something to doing something else

*The using of ‘prefer’ to express preference in the past:

The word ‘prefer’ has to get suffix ‘-ed’. So, the past equivalent of I prefer cooking to sewing would be I prefered cooking to sweing

b. Prefer... instead of...

‘prefer...instead of...’ always followed by ‘Verb+ing’

Pattern : Subject + Prefer + Verb-ing + Instead of + Verb-ing

Example :

- His sister prefers to reading a book instead of watching TV (correct)

- His sister prefers to read a book instead of watch TV (incorrect)

- They prefer to playing basket ball instead of swimming (correct)

- They prefer to play basket ball instead of swimming (incorrect)

2. WOULD RATHER...

Remember that the phrase would rather is similar to a modal. Although would rather appears to be a past, it expresses preference in present and future times. Avoid using an infinitive or an –ing form instead of verb word.

Example : I would rather sleep (correct)

I would rather sleeping (incorrect)

I would rather to sleep (incorrect)

a. Would rather... than...

‘would rather... than...’ is fellowed by Verb1.

Pattern : Subject + Would rather + Verb1 + than + Verb1

Example :

- He would rather play game than badminton (correct)

- He would rather playing game than badminton (incorrect)

- We would rather read a book than play chess (correct)

- We would rather to read a book than to playi chess (incorrect)

- They would rather eat fish than beef for dinner (correct)

- They would rather eating fish than beef for dinner (incorrect)

b. Would rather... instead of...

‘would rather... instead of...’ is followed by Verb1

Pattern : Subject + would rather + Verb1 + instead of + Verb1

Example :

- I would rather go to the museum instead of stay at home on Saturday (correct)

- I would rather going to the museum instead of staying at home on Saturday (incorrect)

- She would rather stay at home instead of go to the party (correct)

- She would rather to stay at home instead of to go to the party (incorrect)

c. Would rather... that...

Remember that when the preference is for another person or thing, would rather that introduces a clause. The other person or thing is subject of clause. Although the verb is past tense, the preference is for present or future time.

Avoid using a present verb, a verb word or should instead of a past verb. Avoid also using don’t instead of didn’t.

Pattern : Subject + would rather that... VerbII

Example :

- We would rather that you bring the box (incorrect)

- We would rather that you should bring the box (incorrect)

- We eould rather that you didn’t bring the box (correct)

NOTE:

would rather can’t express preferences in the past. So, the past equivalent of ‘He would rather read a book than playing chess’ would be:

- He preferred reading a book to playing chess OR

- He liked reading a book better than playing chess.

3. LIKE... BETTER THAN...

‘Like... better than...’ is followed by Noun or ‘Verb1 + ing’

a. Followed by noun:

Pattern : Subject + like(s) + Noun + better than + Noun

Example :

- I like Mango better than orange. (correct)

- I like Mango than orange. (incorrect)

- She likes apple better than pineapple. (correct)

- She likes apple to pineapple. (incorrect)

b. Followed by gerund

Pattern : Subject + like + Verb-ing + better than + Verb-ing

Example :

- I like reading a commic better than playing football (correct)

- I like read a commic better than play football (incorrect)

- He likes reading better than watching TV (correct)

- He likes reads better than watching TV (incorrect)

- They like typing better than writing (correct)

- They like to type better than to write (incorrect)

*The using of ‘like’ to express preference in the past:

The word ‘like’ has to get suffix ‘-ed’. So, the past equivalent of ‘they like typing better than writing’ would be ‘they liked typing better than writing’.

4. WOULD PREFER...

a. Would prefer... rather than...

‘would prefer... rather than...’ is followed by Verb1

Pattern : Subject + Would prefer + To Verb1 + rather than + To Verb1

Example :

- My grand mother would prefer to play chess rather than to swim (correct)

- My grand mother would prefer play chess rather than swim (incorrect)

- We would prefer to cook rather than to do the dishes (correct)

- We would prefer cooking rather than doing the dishes (incorrect)

b. Would prefer... instead of...

Pattern : Subject + Would prefer + Verb1 + Instead of + Verb-ing

Example :

- My grand mother would prefer play chess instead of swimming (correct)

- My grand mother would prefer to play chess instead of swimming (incorrect)

- We would prefer cook instead of doing the dishes (correct)

- We would prefer cook instead of do the dishes (incorrect)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Beare, Kenneth. 2008. Stating a Preference. www.KennethBare.about.com

Martinet. 1986. A Practical English Grammar. New York: Oxford University Press.

Rohmana, dkk. 2008. Hand Out Grammar 3. Unaaha. UNILAKI

Sudrajat. 1997. Quick Reading Quick Speaking. Bandung: M2S Bandung