PART OF SPEECH-PREPOSITION
PREPOSITION
(Kata
Depan)
A. Definition
Kata yang terletak didepan object of prep. antara lain noun,
pronoun, noun phrase, noun clause dan gerund”.
Pattern:
Prep. + Object of Prep
Prepositional Phrase
B. Form
1)
Single word (satu kata)
About : tentang Before : sebelum
Above : diatas Behind : dibelakang
Across : diseberang Below : dibawah
After : sesudah Beneath : dibawah
Against : berlawanan Beside :disebelah
Along : disepanjang Between : diantara
Among : diantara Beyond : melampaui
Around : disekitar By : dengan
At : di/pada Despite : meskipun etc,,,
2)
Complex word (banyak kata)
Because of :
karena
In front of :
didepan
In the middle of :
dipertengahan ………… etc.
C. Kinds
1)
Free Preposition (Bebas)
Preposotion yang bisa berdiri sendiri.
E.g. The cat is under
the table.
We usually take an exercise in the morning.
Nick is standing between two beautiful girls.
2)
Bond Preposition (Terikat)
Preposition yang terikat dengan kata lain, antara lain:
a.
Verb
Look for : mencari
Look after : merawat
Agree with : setuju dengan
Believe in : percaya pada
b.
Adjective
Afraid of : takut akan
Similar to : serupa dengan
Tired of : lelah dengan
c.
Noun
Comparison with :
perbandingan dengan
Desire for :
Keinginan untuk
Opportunity for :
Kesempatan untuk
D. Functions
1) Time
IN: a. Century (abad) : In the 21st century, in the
Middle Ages
b. Year (tahun) : In 1990, in the 1970s
c. Month (bulan) : In may, in October
d. Season
(musim) : In autumn, in spring, in (the) winter
e. Part of day : In the morning, in the past
In the afternoon, in (the) future
ON: a. Day (hari) : On Sunday, on Fridays
On my birthday, on Christmas Day
b. Date
(tanggal) : On 3rd, on
22nd, on 31st., On 12 March 1991
c. Part of day : On
Saturday night, Sunday morning
AT: a. Time :
At 12 pm, at 5 o’clock
b. Part of day : At
noon, at night, at lunchtime, at sunset,
at the same time, at the moment
2) Places (Address)
IN: a. Wilayah : In Asia, In Indonesia, In
Java, In Jakarta,
ON: a. Nama jalan : On Jl. Dahlia, On
east avenue
AT: a. Alamat lengkap : At Jl. Flamboyan no. 108
Places (position)
IN : In a room, in a shop,
In a car, In a garden
ON : On a plate, on the
floor, On a shelf
AT : At the bus stop, at the
door, At her desk, at home,
at the traffic light, at the bottom/top of page
EXERCISE:
Use In, On, At.......
1.
Don’t
sit ____________ the grass. It’s wet
2.
There’s
a small park ____________ the top of the
hill
3.
I’m
going on holiday ____________ October
4.
I
started work ____________ 5 o’clock this morning
5.
Where
were you ____________ 28
February
6.
She was
born in pare ____________ 1990.
7.
There
are many cars ____________ the road.
8.
I Met
my girlfriend ____________ a party.
9.
Look at
the example ____________ the board.
10.
She
usually sits ____________ the floor.
Match the phrases on the right with the verbs on the
left!
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1.
hang
2.
listen
3.
talk
4.
go
5.
arrive
6.
look
7.
sleep
8.
lie
9.
wait
10.
hide
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a. to music
b. outside the stadium
c.
out
with friends
d.
on the
phone
e.
at the
airport
f.
during
the night
g. on the beach
h. behind the tree
i.
to the
swimming pool
j. out of the window
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