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Understanding Preference Forms & Usage

This document provides information about preferences and the different forms and formulas used to express preferences. It defines preference as showing your feelings to declare what you prefer most. It then lists and explains 7 common forms for expressing preferences: 1) prefer...to..., 2) would rather...than..., 3) like, 4) would prefer to, 5) had better, 6) it's time, and 7) instead of. For each form, it provides examples of patterns and sample sentences to illustrate how to use each form to show preferences between two or more options.

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Understanding Preference Forms & Usage

This document provides information about preferences and the different forms and formulas used to express preferences. It defines preference as showing your feelings to declare what you prefer most. It then lists and explains 7 common forms for expressing preferences: 1) prefer...to..., 2) would rather...than..., 3) like, 4) would prefer to, 5) had better, 6) it's time, and 7) instead of. For each form, it provides examples of patterns and sample sentences to illustrate how to use each form to show preferences between two or more options.

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English Task Preference

Name: Fika Dian Nuranita Class: XI IA 5

I Want To Know About.


Explanation of Preference

The Forms & Formulas

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Preference
Theres a situation When you want something to say and its about choices. You could say it using preference.
Preference is the way showing your feeling to diclare what you prefer most than the other.

The Forms & Formulas


1. Prefer. to .
2. Would rather. than . 3. Like 4. Would Prefer to 7. Instead of

5. Had Better 6. Its time

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1. Prefer. to
The Pattern:
S + Prefer + Noun + to + Noun S + prefer+ Ving + to + Ving Subject + Prefer + to infinitive Example: I prefer comics to novel. I prefer listening to reading. They Prefer to go now.

2. Would Rather than.


The Pattern:
S + would rather have + Noun + than + Noun S + would Rather + VI + than + VI Subject + would rather + VI (without to- Infinitives) Subject + would rather + someone + VII

Example: I would rather have a cup of tea than coffee. I would rather write story than read story. I would rather study now I would rather you went now

3. Like
The Pattern: Subject + Like + Nouns/Gerunds Subject + like +gerunds + better than + gerund Subject + like + noun + better than + noun Example: I like singing a song She likes singing a song better than playing a guitar They like coffee better than tea

4. Would Prefer to
The Pattern: Subject + Would Prefer to + infinitive +rather than + infinitives Subject + would Prefer to + infinitives + Nouns + rather than + infinitives + Nouns Example: They would prefer to sing rather than dance. Youd prefer to play ball rather than take a sleep.

5. Had Better
The Pattern: Subject + had better + infinitive Subject + had better + not + infinitive Example: You had better study hard You had better not work on Sundays

6. Its time
The Pattern: Its time + to infinitives Its time + Subject + Bentuk past

Example: Its time to get up Its time you went away

7. Instead of
We used Instead of as exchange of : to, than, better than, rather than. The Pattern: Instead of + Gerund/Nouns Example: I prefer staying home instead of going out. They would rather eat their lunch instead of work. I woud prefer to invite them instead of him. He likes me instead of him.

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