MENYATAKAN PREFERENSI: PREFER, LIKE … BETTER, WOULD RATHER

(a)    I prefer apples to oranges. (b)   I prefer watching TV to studying.	prefer + NOUN to + NOUN prefer + -ING VERB + to + -ING VERB
(c)    I like apples better than oranges. (d)   I like watching TV better than  studying.	like + NOUN + better than + NOUN like = -ING VERB + better than + -ING VERB
(e)    Ann would rather have an apple than (have) an orange. (f)    I’d rather visit a big city than live there.	In (e) and (f): would rather and than are followed immediately by the simple form of a verb (e.g., have, visit, live).*
(g)   I’d/You’d/She’d/He’d/We’d/They’d rather have an apple.	Contraction of would = ’d.
(h)   Would you rather have an apple or an orange?	In (h): In a polite question, would rather can be followed by or to offer someone a choice.