1. PREFERENCE
Kecenderungan / kesukaan terhadap sesuatu (pengungkapan terhadap sesuatu yang lebih kita senangi/minati)
I like tea better than coffee
like … better … than Subject + like + object 1 + better than + object 2
She likes dancing than singing
I prefer tea to coffee
prefer … to … Subject + prefer + object 1 + to + object 2
She prefers dancing to singing
Subject + would rather + (infinitive/verb) + I would rather drink a tea than coffee
object 1 + than + object 2 She would rather to do dancing than singing
would rather … than …
I would rather a tea than coffee
Subject + would rather + object 1 + than + object 2
She would rather a dancing than singing
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2. 1. Which do you like better, listening to music or playing the guitar? 6. I would rather … tea with our sugar
a. I like listening to music than playing the guitar a. had
b. I like listening to music more to play the guitar b. having
c. I like to music more to play the guitar c. have had
d. I like listening to music better than playing the guitar d. have
2. I prefer singing … dancing 7. I was sure that she would rather …
a. as a. didn’t come
b. to b. doesn’t come
c. of c. not come
d. than d. will not come
8. You had better show it to me … to her
3. She would rather …
a. before you are going to give it
a. stay at home than goes to the movie
b. before you give it
b. stay at home than go to the movie
c. when you have given it
c. staying at home than going to the movie
d. if you are giving it
d. stayed at home to going to the movie
9. Which one is correct?
4. We prefer staying at home … going out in the rain
a. She prefers stay at home to going to the party
a. than
b. She prefers stay at home going to the party
b. as
c. She prefers staying at home than go to the library
c. to
d. She prefers staying at home to going to the library
d. with
10. “prefer – to – she – else – dancing – any - thing”
5. I would rather … her before I smile alone The best construction of the word is …
a. tell a. She prefers anything else to dancing
b. tells b. Prefers dancing she to anything else
c. told c. Dancing to anything else she prefers
d. had told d. She prefers dancing to anything else
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3. 11. He would rather wear a fur coat than a cloth coat in the winter. We can 15. My brother prefers tea … coffee
also say: a. than
a. He likes wearing a fur coat better than a cloth coat in the winter b. with
b. He prefers to wear a fur coat to a cloth coat in the winter c. to
c. He prefers to wear a cloth coat in the winter d. than
d. He likes to wearing a fur coat to a cloth coat in the winter
16. They prefer staying at home to going out on New Year’s Eve. We can also
12. “would - gone - have - dancing - rather - she - done anything - else - have say …
- than” a. They like stay at home than go out on New Year ‘s eve
The best construction for a sentence is … b. They would rather stay at home than go out on New Year ‘s eve
a. She would rather have done anything else than have gone dancing c. They will stay at home than go out on New Year ‘s eve
b. She would have gone dancing than rather have done anything else d. They like staying at home to going out on New Year ‘s eve
c. She would have rather gone anything else than have done dancing
d. She have done anything else rather than would have gone dancing 17. He … play than study
a. rather
13. He … chicken than a beef b. likes
a. would like c. would rather
b. would rather buy d. prefers
c. like
d. would rather 18. Mother prefers cakes … sweets
a. better
14. Will you go to the zoo with me? I’d rather … b. than
a. stay here than going c. better than
b. stay here than go d. to
c. stay here from going
d. stay here instead going
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