PREPOSITION

Preposition adalah kata depan, maksudnnya adalah sekelompok kata yang dipakai didepan kata benda, frasa kata benda atau gerund. Contoh : Her book is on the table My father is interested in painting Peerposition juga bisa diklasifikan menjadi dua : A. Preposition yang menunjukkan hubungan kata depan dengan kata lain dalam kalimat.

Preposition untuk jenis ini sifatnya agak bebas, tergantung situasi yang dibicarakan. Hubungan preposition dengan kata-kata lain dalam kalimat ini bisa menyatakan tempat, posisi, arah, gerak, waktu, dan cara. 1. Preposition yang menunujkkan tempat ( Place ) Near On In front of Between = dekat = diatas = didepan = diantara Beside Under In behind = disamping = dibawah = didalam = dibelakang

Contoh: Rudi is standing in front of us.

Note : in, on, at

Jika dihubungtkan dengan permukaan, in berarti menembus atau masuk ke, sedangkan on berarti menempel. Contoh : There is grease spot on my coat and a hole in my sweater.

Dihubungkan dengan alamat, on dipakai untuk nama jalan saja, sedangkan at dipakai untuk nama jalan lengkap dengan nomor rumah. Contoh : He lives on jalan Anggrek He lives at jalan Anggrek no. 114

Dihubungkan dengan tempat at menunjukkan lokasi, sedagkan in didalam.

Contoh : They study at FEC They are discussing in the class room 2. Preposition yang menunjukkan arah Into Toward On to = masuk ke = kearah = keatas out of = keluar dari to = ke

Contoh : The cat jumped on to the bed The dog ran out of the house 3. Preposition yang menunjukkan waktu At Until During = pada = sampai = selama on = pada before = sebelum by = menjelang

since = sejak for = selama

Note : in, on, at

In dipakai untuk tahun dan bulan. Ex : in 1999, in April

On dipakai untuk hari dan tanggal Ex : on Sunday, On 12 of July 2011

At dipakai untuk jam Ex : at 7 oclock

4. Preposition yang menunjukkan cara (by, in, with, on) Contoh : They came her by car She goes to school on foot B. Preposition yang dipakai dengan kata kerja serta kata sifat secara pasti.]

1. Preposition yang mengikuti Kata Kerja dengan pola :

Verb + preposition + object

Contoh : She always depends on her mother

At In On With Of To For

= arrive, laugh, look = believe, succeed = depend, comment, count, agree = argue, agree (orang) = approve, hear, think = belong, consent, listen, object = play, wait, wish, work

2. Preposition yang mengikuti Kata Kerja dengan pola :

Verb + Object + preposition + Object

Contoh : He wants to congratulate him on his successful

To For On Of

= add, compare, explain, introduce = excuse, keep, thank = congratulate = remind

3. Preposition yang mengikuti adjective

Contoh : He is very happy with his new job

Of

= afraid, certain, tired, full, etc.

With For In To

= happy, bored, angry, satisfied, etc. = famous, enough, ready, sick, sorry, etc. = disappointed, interested, successful, etc. = sensitive, polite, etc.

About = happy, careful, curious, sad, etc. At = bad, clever, good, slow, etc.

4. Preposition yang mengikuti kata benda

Contoh : I was in change of the reception

Of In Over

= to be change, to be in favour = have ability, confidence, faith = have influence

5. Lain-lain

According to For the sake of In reference to In term of

= except for = in addition to = in search of = instead of