materi bahasa inggris preferences

Preference

Preference adalah ungkapan perasaan yang menyatakan lebih suka daripada yang lainnya
1. Prefer
Rumus:

• Subject + Prefer + to infinitive
• Subject + Prefer + Nouns + to + Nouns
• Subject + Prefer + Gerund + to + Gerund

Contoh:

• They prefer to go now
• My mother prefers lemon to orange
• She prefers watching TV to listening to the radio

2. Would Rather
Rumus:

• Subject + would rather + Kata kerja bentuk I (tanpa to- Infinitives)
• Subject + would rather + Infinitives + than + Infinitives
• Subject + would rather + Infinitives + Noun + than + Inf + Noun
• Subject + would rather + someone + Bentuk II

Contoh:

• I would rather study now
• She would rather stay home than go shopping
• We’d rather play card than play ball
• I’d rather you went now

3. Would Prefer to
Rumus:

• Subject + Would Prefer to + infinitive +rather than + inf
• Subject + would Prefer to + infinitives + Nouns + rather than + infinitives + Nouns

Contoh:

• They would prefer to sing rather than dance
• You’d prefer to play ball rather than take a sleep

4. Like
Rumus:

• Subject + Like + Nouns/Gerunds
• Subject + like +gerunds + better than + gerund
• Subject + like + noun + better than + noun

Contoh:

• I like singing a song
• She likes singing a song better than playing a guitar
• They like coffee better than tea

5. Had Better
Rumus:

• Subject + had better + infinitive
• Subject + had better + not + infinitive

Contoh:

• You had better study hard
• You had better not work on Sundays

6. It’s time
Rumus:

• It’s time + to infinitives
• It’s time + Subject + Bentuk past

Contoh:

• It’s time to get up
• It’s time you went away

7. Instead of
Instead of kita gunakan sebagai pengganti dari: to, than, better than, rather than
Rumus:

• Instead of + Gerund/Nouns

Contoh:

• 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

materi bahasa inggris "conditional sentences type 2& 3"

  Conditional Sentence Type 2

The if-clause is in the simple past or the past continuous tense, the main clause uses would and the infinitive, or would be and the present participle (Verb-ing).

Conditional Sentence Type 2
TYPE	IF CLAUSE	MAIN CLAUSE	MEANING
Type 2	Simple past If you worked hard, Past continuous If it were not raining now,	would + simple form you would succeed. would be + present participle I would be going out for a walk.	Untrue in the present Fact: You don’t work hard, so you don’t succeed Fact:It’s raining now, so I’m not going out for a walk.

When do we use conditional sentence type 2?

Conditional sentence type 2 is used to talk about actions or situations that are not taking place in the present or future, but we can imagine the probable result.

• If we didn’t live in a big city, we would not have to breathe polluted air everyday. (In truth, we live in a big city)
• If he were here, I would tell him about my plan.
  (In fact, he isn’t here)

Note:

• ‘Were’ is used for both singular and plural subjects.
• The use of type 2 conditional in “If I were you, I would ………” is a common form of advice.

  Conditional Sentence Type 3

The if-clause is in the past perfect or the past perfect continuous tense, the main clause uses would have and past participle (Verb 3), or would have been and present participle (Verb-ing).

Conditional Sentence Type 3
TYPE	IF CLAUSE	MAIN CLAUSE	MEANING
Type 3	Past perfect If you had worked hard, Past perfect continuous If it had not been raining yesterday afternoon,	would have + past participle you would have succeeded. would have been + present participle I would have been going out for a walk.	Untrue in the past Fact: You didn’t work hard, so you didn’t succeed. Fact: It was raining yesterday afternoon. I was not going out for a walk.

When do we use conditional sentence type 3?

Conditional sentence type 3 is used to talk about actions or situations that did not take or were not taking place in the past, but we can imagine the probable result.

• If you had come to the party last night, you would have met my cousin. (In truth, you didn’t come to the party last night)
• If he had not been late this morning, his teacher would not have punished him. (In truth, he was late)