GERUND and PREFERENCES (pilihan/kesukaan)

A.     GERUND 

   Gerund adalah kata kerja yang dibendakan/ kata benda yang dibentuk dari kata kerja yang diberi akhiran –ing (V-ing). Gerund digunakan bila:

1. Verb/kata kerja sebagai subjek.

   Contoh: Swimming is a good sport.

   Jogging makes us fresh.

2. Verb sebagai complement/pelengkap.

   Contoh : My hobby is cycling.

3. Setelah kata depan/preposition seperti for, on, before dll.

Contoh : I am sorry for coming late.

       Before leaving, he said nothing.

4. Setelah istilah khusus seperti no use, to be worth, to be busy, can’t help/can’t bear,to be used to, get used to.

Contoh : It is no use studying without practicing.

5. Setelah possessive adjective (my,your, his,her,our,their,Amir’s, dll)

Contoh : His staring frigtens me.

6. Kata kerja/V setelah kata kerja tertentu

Admit Appreciate Claim Can’t help Resume

Consider Avoid Delay Deny Risk

Enjoy Finish Quit Resist Siggest

Mind Miss Postpone Practice Advise

Recall Regret Report Recent resist

   Contoh : We enjoy seeing them again after so many years. 

B.      PREFERENCES (pilihan/kesukaan) 

Menyukai A ketimbang B

1.  

S + prefers + noun/V-ing + to + noun/V-ing

Contoh:

- Dona prefers dancing to singing.

  (Dona lebih menyukai menari ketiumbang menyanyi)

- Juned prefers combro to deblo.

  (Juned lebih menyukai combro ketimbang deblo)

2.  

S + like + noun/V-ing + better than + noun/V-ing

Contoh:

- I like T.V better than radio.

- Kokom likes reading better than watching T.V.

3.  

S + would rather + V1 + than + V1

Contoh:

- Dita would rather watch T.V . than plays a video game.

  (Dita lebih menyukai nonton T.V ketimbang main video game)

4.  

S + would prefer + to V1 + rather than + V1

      Contoh:

- Ayu would prefer to phone me rather than send SMS.

  (Ayu lebih menyukai menelpon saya ketimbang mengirim SMS)