PREFERENCE

PREFERENCE

Preference adalah suatu ungkapan yang menyatakan pilihan untuk membandingkan suatu benda /  aktivitas yang satu dengan benda / aktivitas lainnya.

Ada beberpa cara yang biasa digunakan untuk menyatakan pilihan antara lain:

·         Would rather  V-1 / be than V-1 / be

example:

I would father eat apple than drink apple juice

·         Prefer (s) V-ing /  Noun to V-ing / Noun

example:

I prefer drinking milk to eating choclate

·         Like (s) V –ing /Noun better  than V –ing / Noun

example:

I like coffee better than choclate

·         Would prefer to V -1 rather  than V -1   

example:

I would prefer to sing rather than dance

COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

1.     Comparative ( membandingkan )

a.  er..... than

ð  satu suku kata

ð  dua suku kata akhiran “ y ”

b.  more..... than

ð  lebih dari suku kata

2.    Superlative ( paling )

a.  the ..... east

ð  satu suku kata

ð  dua suku kata

b.  the most

lebih dari suku kata

example:

ð  Rabin is taller than Jane

ð  Jane is more beautiful than Maya

ð  Rabin is the smartest student in the class

ð  This dress is the most expensive dress

ð  Tom is siller  (sly )than Jerry

Possitive	Comparative	Supperlative
Expensive	More expensive	Most expensive
Full	Fuller	Fullest
Fresh	Fresher	Freshest
Exciting	More exciting	Most exciting
Dangerous	More dangerous	Most dangerous
Cheap	Cheaper	Cheapest
Funny	Funnier	Funniest
Popular	More popular	Most popular
Long	Longer	Longest
Deep	Deeper	Deepest

       Irregular forms of comparative supperlative

Possitive	Comparative	Supperlative
Good	Better	Best
Bad	Worse	Worst
Far	Further	Furthest
little	Less	Learst

   

example:

ð  My car is better than his car

ð  My car is the best