Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Penjelasan mengenai Preposition


 
1.    In
In July (month) / in 1999 (year)
In a city / town
In a line / in a row / in a street
In the sky / in the world
In a book / in a newspaper / in a magazine / in a letter (But on a page)
In photograph / in a picture / in a mirror
In bed / in hospital / in prison
2.    At
At 7 am (clock)
At the bus / at the door / at the window
At the top / at the bottom / at the end
At the traffic light / at the church / at the cinema
At home / at work / at university / at college
At + events : at a party / at a concert
3.    On
On Thursday (days) / on 17th (dates)
On the floor / on the ground / on the grass / on the chair / on the bench
On the wall / on the ceiling / on your nose (parts of body) / on your shirt
On page / on billboard / on the door
On the front / on the back of letter
On the left / on the right
On the ground floor / on the first floor
On the map / on the menu / on the list
On a farm
4.    In and At
a.    There were a lot of people in the shop. (di dalam toko)
Go along this road, then turn left at the shop. ( di luar toko)
b.    The TV is in the corner of the room.
There is a public telephone at/on the corner of the street.
c.    In the front / in the back of the car
At the front / at the back of the building / cinema / group of the people
d.   In and At – buildings
They want to go to buy CDs in the mall.
At – where an event takes place
We went to a concert at the royal festival hall.
e.    At : berada pada rumah atau tempat seseorang.
I was at Judy’s house last night.
f.     In : fokus pada gedung itu sendiri.
The rooms in Judy’s house are small.
5.    On, In and At
a.    There is some water in the bottle. (di dalam botol)
There is a label on the bottle. (tertempel di botol)
b.    On a bus / on plane / on a ship / on a bicycle / on motorcycle / on a horse
In a car / in a taxi
c.    There is somebody at the door. (di depan pintu)
There is a notice on the door. (tertempel di pintu)
6.    About
He asked the teacher about the subject. (tentang)
The class starts about 8 am. (sekitar)
He looked about the house. (di sekelliling)
He had a party about here. (di sekitar)
7.    Below/under
Below menyatakan suhu atau ketinggian.
The temperature is three degrees below zero.
The plane came down below the clouds.
Under menyatakan sesuatu yang tertutupi (covered) oleh sesuatu diatasnya.
What are you wearing under your jacket?
The whole house is under water.
Under menyatakan tingkatan usia.
The film is not for under 17.
Underneath juga merupakan preposisi hanya untuk menyatakan posisi.
The mouse hid underneath the bed.
Under bisa berfungsi sebagai adverb menjelaskan action.
A lot of businesses are going under due to the economic crisis.
8.    Above/over
Over menyatakan sesuatu yang saling melingkupi (cover each other)
There is cloud over south of Makassar.
He put on a coat over his pyjamas.
9.    After
“Are you going to the mosque?” “After you.” (saya menyusul)
He named his daughter after his father. (seperti)
After umumnya ditemukan pada phrasal verbs seperti look after (menjaga) dan run after (mengejar).
10.    Against
Are you for or against the plan? (menentang)
He leaned against the wall. (bersandar pada)
11.    Along/across/over/through
Along digunakan dengan kata road/river.
I saw her running along the road.
Across berarti di sepanjang sisi/tepi.
He walked across the street.
Over dipasangkan dengan sesuatu yang lebih tinggi.
He has climbed over the mountain.
Across identik dengan in  sedangkan through identik dengan on.
We walked across the ice. (we were on the ice.)
We walked through the wood. (We were in the wood.)
Through menyatakan periode atau aktivitas.
Through the centuries.

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