EXPRESSIONS OF PREFENCE

Expressions of preference are the expressions used to express preferences about someone or something over another or the other. There are five ways to state preferences. Take a look at the patterns followed by  the examples below:
1.  a. Subject + prefer/s (lebih suka) +  to-infinitive.
         Ardine prefers to study health.
         They prefer to go to the beach.
         Yuan and Ricki prefer to read Novel.
     b.  Subject + prefer/s + noun + to + noun.
          My father prefers tea to coffee.
          I prefer English to Math.
          The students prefer cake to soft-drink.
       c. Subject + prefer/s + gerund + to + gerund. 
           Gunawan prefers listening to the song to singing.
           Diah and Angie prefer taking a walk to going cycling.
           We prefer watching TV to reading newspaper
2.a. Subject + would rather = lebih suka + infinitive
       I would rather go home now.
       Wanda would rather cook.
       The patients would rather stay in the hospital.
   b. Subject + would rather + infinitive + noun + than + infinitive + noun.
       He would rather go to the movie than watch TV.
       They would rather make original fresh fruit  juice than buy the fermentation drink
       I would rather listen to slow rock songs than hard ones.
   c. Subject + would rather + subject (person) + V-2.
       She would rather I stayed here now.
       My friend would rather you came right now.
       Anton would rather Indah went home at present.
3. a. Subject + would prefer + to infinitive + rather than + infinitive.
       Intan would prefer to study rather than watch TV.
       I would prefer to write on the blog rather than on a white board.
       They would prefer sing rather than  listen to songs.
     b.Subject + would prefer + to infinitive + noun + rather than + infinitive + noun.
        My son would prefer to play music rather than play football.
        Every body would prefer to watch football than play it.
        We would prefer to go swimming rather than go fishing.
 4. a. Subject + like/s (suka) noun/gerund.
         Indri likes reading a lot.
         Human and Yusuf like fried chicken.
         We like going window shopping.
     b. Subject + like/s + noun + better than + gerund.
          The students like practicing speaking better than listening.
          I like watching movies better than reading stories.
          Kak Seto likes drawing better than singing.
     c.  Subject + like/s + noun + better than + noun.
          Everyone likes fresh water better than tea.
          The women like purple better than red.
          Young men usually like rock better than pop.
 5. a. Subject + had better + sebaiknya/lebih baik + infinitive.
         You had better go home now.
          We had better read the book now.
          Ryan had better take a rest soon.
     b. Subject + had better not (sebaiknya/lebih baik tidak) + infinitive.    
          Anton had better not go to the beach now.
          We had better not say those rude words.
          You had better not drink alcoholic drinks.