Preposition
Preposition of Time
Preposition of time adalah kata petunjuk yang mengarahkan pada waktu. Contoh kata preposition of time adalah after
(sesudah), at (jam), by (pada/sebelum), during (selama), for (selama), from (dimulai pada), in (selama), on (pada),
over (selama), past (melebihi), since (sejak), till (sampai), dan until (sampai).
NB:
in digunakan untuk menyatakan bulan, tahun, abad, musim, dan waktu-waktu panjang lainnya. Misalnya, in
June in the morning ,in summer , in 1990, dan in the future
on adalah di atau pada. Jika digunakan sebagai preposition of time, on berfungsi untuk menyatakan hari
dan tanggal. Contohnya, yaitu on Wednesday, on 1 June 2023 dan on Lebaran Day
At sebagai preposition of time berfungsi menerangkan waktu secara spesifik. Misalnya at two o’clock, at
dawn (pada waktu dini hari), at noon, at sunset,at midnight, at the moment.
Contoh kalimat:
- The exhibition start from 10 a.m until [Link] (pameran dimulai dari jam 10 pagi sampai jam 7 malam)
- Persib Bandung was established since 1933 (Persib bandung didirikan sejak tahun 1933)
- School starts at 7 a.m (sekolah dimulai jam 7 pagi)
- She lives on Malioboro Street
- We are getting married in October
Preposition of Place of Position
Preposition of place and position adalah kata preposition yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan tempat dan posisi.
Contoh katanya adalah above (suatu benda diatas benda yang lain), along (sepanjang), among (diantara), around (di
sekitar), at (di), behind (di belakang), below (dibawah), between (diantara), in (di dalam), in front of (di depan), on
(di), outside (diluar, inside (didalam), under (dibawah), dan lain lain.
Contoh kalimat:
- Please put your homework on the table (tolong simpan pekerjaan rumahmu di atas meja)
- My house is in front of mosque (rumahku ada di depan mesjid)
- Where are you? I'm already in the cinema (kau ada dimana? aku sudah ada di bioskop)
Preposition of Movement
Preposition of movement adalah preposition yang menunjukkan sebuah pergerakan. Contoh kata dari preposition of
movement adalah around (mengelilingi), past/by (melewati), down (menuruni), to (ke), towards (menuju, ke arah),
Across( seberang, berseberangan), Along (sepanjang), Away from (Menjauh dari), Away to(Melaju, menuju), Up
(Naik, naik ke), Into (menuju kedalam, masuk), Onto (Menuju ke atas), Inside (Batas, dalam), Out of (keluar dari
batas/dalam), Through (Melewati, melalui)
Contoh kalimat:
- I am going to school every morning (aku pergi ke sekolah setiap pagi)
- The police station is down there (kantor polisi berada di bawah)
- I'm jogging around the house every afternoon. (aku berolahraga lari di sekitar rumahku setiap sore)
- She comes through the window. (Dia datang melalui jendela.)
- I kick the ball is out of the line (Aku menendang bola itu keluar garis)
- Come on ! Get onto the train ! ( Mari, naik kereta api)
- They enter into my office (Mereka masuk kedalam kantorku ku)
- They enter into my office (Mereka masuk kedalam kantorku ku)
- My uncle drives his car away to Surabaya (Paman mengendarai mobilnya melaju menuju Surabaya)
- I don’t like you. Please go away from me ! (Aku tidak menyukai mu. Tolong menjauh dariku ! )
1. My mother is a teacher. She works ... the morning.
A. In 14 You’ll have to turn round to see it. It’s
B. On __________ you.
C. At a) behind
2. We will start the meeting ... 1 o'clock. b) in front of
A. On c) over
B. At 15 The dead man was lying __________ the ground.
C. In a) behind
3. I sleep ... the night. b) in front of
A. On c) on
B. At 16 Careful you don’t scratch the table! Better put a
C. In cloth __________ it.
4. My grandfather was born ... the 1940s. a) above
A. At b) beside
B. On c) over
C. In 17 It’s dark where the road goes __________ a
5. I have Civic Education and Mathematics ... railway bridge.
Monday. a) on
A. On b) behind
B. In c) under
C. At 18 He looked up at the ceiling __________ him.
6. My sister always goes cycling ... the weekend. a) above
A. In b) under
B. On c) below
C. At 19 You can sit __________ that chair. Nobody is
7. We use layered jacket ... winter. sitting there.
A. At a) in front of
B. On b) on
C. In c) above
8. The cafetaria opens ... noon. 20 The police car came first. The president was in
A. At the car __________ it.
B. In a) behind
C. On b) on
9. Bye-bye, see you ... December! c) under
A. At 21. The wine is ______ the bottle.
B. In a) in
C. On b) on
10. My brithday is .... the May 19th. c) at
A. In 22. Pass me the dictionary, it's ______ the
B. On bookshelf.
C. At a) in
11. Don’t stand __________ the television. I can’t b) on
see! c) at
a) on 23. Jennifer is ______ work.
b) in front of a) in
c) above b) on
12 Come and sit __________ me so that I can hear c) at
you better. 24. Berlin is ______ Germany.
a) beside a) in
b) under b) on
c) on c) at
13 From the plane we could see people in the fields 25. You have something ______ your face.
__________ us. a) in
a) beside b) on
b) below c) at
c) above