In, At, On What are place preposition ? 1.

1. Place prepositions are prepositions that are used to describe the place or position of all types of nouns. When we refer to place prepositions we usually refer to in at and on Function of In a. In the, in her/his/their etc + Ruangan atau bangunan, dalam hal ini IN = inside. o Contoh : In the room, in his room, in the pocket, in his pocket. ( In the his room = wrong ) o Contoh : in the classroom, in my room, in the fridge. In + Wilayah (Blok, RT, RW, desa, provinsi, kabupaten, Negara, kota, pulau, etc) o Contoh : he lives in Palembang, Most people in villages cant acces internet, most people in Indonesia reside in Java. In the + Morning, evening, afternoon. Contoh : o The class begins in the morning and ends in the afternoon. o He left in the evening and will be back at midnight. o INCORRECT = in the midnight. In + Bulan/tahun o My birthday is in October. o Indonesia proclaimed its independence in 1945. o Gunakan ON jika diikuti oleh nama hari atau tanggal. In the + past/future, beginning/end. o In the past, attendance at school was not compulsory, but it is now. o It will be great in the future In the middle In time (early enough) In the street (contoh: children should not play football in the street) In the way (I couldnt park my car in the driveway, because another car was in the way). Once in a while (sekali2)

In no time at all (dalam waktu yang sangat singkat) In the meantime (pada waktu yang bersamaan) In + the + army/air force/navy In + the + ordinal number + row (pada baris ke) In the event that (=if) In case (if) (get) in touch with/ (get) contact with

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Function of At

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At + the + nama bangunan (menyatakan general location, tapi kurang spesifik dibandingkan dengan IN) o Contoh : a. Jane is at the bank at present. We met John at the bookstore yesterday. At + alamat (kantor/rumah,dll) Contoh : a. Mr, Smith lives at 10, Diponegoro Street. b. I once lived at 101-17 Maitland, Dundass St. Toronto.

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At + jam Contoh : The class begins at 7 a.m. At + home/school/work Contoh : Why are you still at home ? He is usually at work at 5 p.m. At + dawn/noon/night/midday/dusk/midnight. At least At once At + present/the moment At times (sekali2,kadang2) At first

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Functions of On On + The + permukaan benda On + nama hari/tanggal On + nama jalan On + a/the + bus/plane/train/ship/bike etc. (note; gunakan in jika diikuti car/van, untuk truck gunakan in jika di dalam tempat sopir, dan on jika berada di bak truck) On + the + (ordinal number/adjective) + floor a. On the floor b. On the twenty-second floor On the beach On time (bedakan dengan IN time) On the corner On the sidewalk (trotoar) On the way (dalam perjalanan) On + the + right/left On + television/ the telephone/ (the) radio On the whole (secara keseluruhan) On the other hand (however) On sale (obral) On foot (jalan kaki)