By: Jerry Benson Sihombing Preferences By: Jerry Benson Sihombing

Difference in Meaning PREFER Example: I prefer to drink orange juice (general likes or dislikes, what we want) I WOULD PREFER, WOULD RATHER Example: Would you prefer orange juice or white coffee? (specific likes or dislikes, what we want)

Difference in Form PREFER and WOULD PREFER S + prefer/ would prefer + to inf/ gerund/ noun Would + S + prefer + to inf/ gerund/ noun + or + to inf/ gerund/ noun? WOULD RATHER S + would rather + verb base form Would + S + rather + verb base form?

Example PREFER AND WOULD PREFER Would you prefer taking a nap or going for a walk? Would you prefer to play chess or a game of cards? Would you prefer a trip to Australia or a cruise to Alaska? WOULD RATHER Would you rather watch a talk show or a movie?

Naming Our Choice (to say our choice) Would you prefer taking a nap or going for a walk? I would prefer a walk to a nap She prefers a walk to a nap Would you rather watch a talk show or a movie? I would rather watch a movie than a talk show She would rather watch a movie than a talk

Note on Usage (negative) Would you prefer taking a nap or going for a walk? I would prefer not I’d prefer not Would she rather watch a talk show or a movie? Thanks, she would rather not, I think Thanks, I’d rather not