Penggunaan Would Rather, As If, As Though, Would Prefer, Prefer, Would Like, Would You Mind dan Do You Mind If

Would Rather

 

Would rather digunakan untuk menyatakan tentang sebuah pilihan yang kita harapkan dilakukan oleh orang lain, tetapi faktanya tidak terjadi. Would rather bermakna “lebih memilih/lebih suka....”. Would rather tidak memiliki bentuk negatif, sehingga jika bentuk negatif lebih tepat diberikan pada kata setelah subject kedua.

Rumus :

Subject Pronoun + would rather + (that) + Subject Pronoun + verb 2/were ⟶ dilakukan oleh orang lain di masa sekarang.

Faktanya ditulis dalam bentuk simple present tense dan berlawanan dengan kalimat pengandaian.

 

Subject Pronoun + would rather + (that) + Subject Pronoun + had + verb 3/been ⟶ dilakukan oleh orang lain di masa lalu.

Faktanya ditulis dalam bentuk simple past tense dan berlawanan dengan kalimat pengandaian.

 

Subject pronoun : i, you, we, they, he, she, it.

Object pronoun : me, you, us, them, him, her, it.

 

Contoh :

1. I would rather she took sewing courses.

2. I would rather he were in the army.

3. She would rather i had given in to prevent a fight.

4. Amanda would rather he had worked in the old place.

Would rather juga dapat digunakan dalam kalimat perbandingan dengan disertai than. Tetapi, untuk kalimat tanya lebih lazim menggunakan kata "atau" daripada "daripada".

 

Rumus :

Subject + would rather + bare infinitive/noun/pronoun + than + bare infinitive/noun/pronoun

Would + subject + rather + bare infinitive/noun/pronoun + or + bare infinitive/noun/pronoun?

 

Contoh :

1. Sheila would rather go to work by motorcycle taxi than by bus.

2. Jimmy would rather spaghetti than noodles.

3. Tiara would rather online shopping than go to supermarkets.

4. I would rather go home than wait there.

5. Would you rather shop at the supermarket or at the greengrocer?.

 

As If atau As Though

 

As if atau as though digunakan untuk menyatakan harapan yang tidak mungkin terjadi, baik di masa sekarang maupun di masa lalu. As if atau as though bermakna “seolah-olah” atau “seakan-akan”. Dengan kata lain, as if atau as though digunakan untuk menggambarkan situasi yang bukan sebenarnya atau yang berlawanan dengan fakta.

 

Rumus :

Subject pronoun + verb 1 + as if/as though + Subject pronoun + verb 2/were ⟶ masa sekarang

Faktanya ditulis dalam bentuk simple present tense dan berlawanan dengan kalimat pengandaian.

Subject pronoun + verb 2 + as if/as though + Subject pronoun + had + verb 3/been ⟶ masa lalu

Faktanya ditulis dalam bentuk simple past tense dan berlawanan dengan kalimat pengandaian.

 

Contoh :

1. He choose silence as if he didn't know the problem.

2. It is night, but she still works as though she didn't feel tired.

3. Now they drifted apart from each other as if they hadn't known each other.

4. She kept coming as though she had got well.

 

Verb 3 dari get, bisa got atau gotten.

 

Would Prefer

 

Would prefer dan prefer digunakan dalam kalimat perbandingan dan memiliki makna yang sama, yaitu lebih suka. Namun, would prefer tidak dapat diikuti dengan gerund dan dianggap lebih sopan daripada prefer. Selain itu, would prefer digunakan pada situasi yang lebih spesifik.

 

Rumus :

Subject + would prefer + to infinitive/noun + rather than + bare infinitive/noun

Subject + prefer + to infinitive/gerund/noun + to + bare infinitive/gerund/noun

 

Contoh :

1. I would prefer sing rather than play music

2. Ronald prefer to read to watch.

3. She would prefer blue rather than frost to paint the walls of her room.

4. I prefer running to cycling.

5. I prefer seeing the stars to the moon.

 

Sebaiknya tidak menambahkan noun atau pronoun setelah kata kerja kedua atau bare infinitive karena kata "to" yang terletak di depannya akan bermakna "untuk", bukan bermakna "daripada", sehingga kalimat bukan merupakan kalimat perbandingan, kecuali jika setelah kata "to" (yang bermakna daripada) adalah noun.

 

Would Like

 

Would like digunakan untuk kalimat permintaan atau keinginan. Would like bermakna "ingin". Kata would like lebih sopan bila digunakan untuk menyatakan permintaan atau penawaran dibandingkan kata lainnya yang bermakna sama.

 

Rumus :

Subject + would like + to infinitive/gerund/noun

Subject + would not like + to infinitive/gerund/noun

Would + subject + like + to infinitive/gerund/noun

 

Contoh :

1. We would like to come in your home.

2. They would like playing in the park.

3. She would like us to believe her.

4. He wouldn't like people to know the problem.

5. He wouldn't like waiting any longer

6. Would she like ordering a cup of coffee?.

7. Would they like to meet in the restaurant?.

 

Would You Mind

Would you mind digunakan untuk menyatakan permintaan dengan lebih sopan. Would you mind selalu diikuti dengan gerund. Would you mind bermakna "Maukah kamu".

Ketika kita menjawab permintaan seseorang dengan "Not at all", "I'd be glad to" atau "No problem", hal ini menunjukkan bahwa kita bersedia melakukan permintaannya.

 

Contoh :

1. Would you mind picking me up at the crossroad near your house?.

2. Would you mind taking the scissors for me?.

3. Would you mind going with me?.

 

Do You Mind If

 

Do you mind if digunakan untuk meminta izin kepada seseorang apabila perbuatan kita mungkin akan membuat orang lain merasa jengkel, direpotkan atau terganggu. Do you mind if diikuti dengan subject + verb 1.

 

Contoh :

1. Do you mind if i borrow this book first?.

2. Do you mind if he joins us?.

3. Do you mind if we want you to give a presentation in the meeting tomorrow?.

Apabila kita menjawab pertanyaan tersebut dengan "yes, i do", hal itu menunjukkan bahwa kita merasa keberatan atau terganggu. Tetapi jika kita menjawab dengan "No i don't", "Not at all", "Go right ahead", hal itu menunjukkan bahwa kita bersedia.