PREPOSITION (Kata Depan)
Preposition merupakan kata depan yang selalu diikuti oleh kata kata benda (Noun) atau kata ganti (Pronoun). Preposition tersebut biasanya menunjukkan hubungan seperti→ Posisi (position), Tempat (place), Arah (direction), Waktu (time), Cara (manner), Agen (agent), Pemilikan (possessions), dan Kondisi (condition). Noun maupun Pronoun yang mengikuti sebuah Preposition adalah objek dari Preposition tersebut. Sedangkan Pronoun yang digunakan adalah Object Pronoun seperti: "Me", "You", "Him", "Her", "It", "Us", dan "Them".Berikut adalah jenis-jenis Preposition serta contohnya dalam kalimat.
A. Place, position- Across → Her house is across the street
- After→ The first street after the bridge is state street
- Against→ His bicycle was leaning against the fence
- Among→ The letter might be among those papers
- Around→ The shop is just around the corner
- At→ He used to be a student at a north American university
- Before→ I have your letter before me now
- Behind→ The garage is behind the house
- Below→ They live in the apartment below ours
- Between→ His shop is between the bank and the post office
- By→ That house by the lake is my dream house
- In→ She was dozing in an armchair when we got there
- In front of→ The ball stopped on front of the bus
- Inside→ Come in. it is warmer inside the house
- Near→ You shouldn’t smoke near gasoline
- On→ He found the book on the table
- On top of→ I want whipped cream on top of my strawberries
- Opposite→ The school is opposite the church
- Outside→ There’s a bird’s nest outside my window
- Over→ The window is over the radiator
- To→ Attach the rope to the bumper of the car
- Under→ The book was under the desk
- Underneath→ The book is underneath the paper
- Across→ I am going across the street to see my cousin
- At→ The child threw a stone at the bear
- By way of→ Can’t we drive to New York by way of Philadelphia?
- Down→ We saw her walking down Fifth Avenue
- Into→ I saw her going into the theater a few minutes ago
- Out of→ He took some money out of his pocket
- To→ She went to the grocery store
- Through→ The bird flew through the open window
- Toward→ This road leads toward the sea
- Up→ The salmon was swimming up the river
- Upon→ The bird was perched upon his shoulder
C. Time
- About→ I think she will be away about a week
- After→ Would you please call after eight?
- Around→ I get to my office around nine every morning
- At→ I told her to meet us at six o’clock sharp
- Before→ Take this medicine before mealtime
- By→ She would be back by seven at the latest
- During→ During the winter, I think I’ll go to Florida
- From…to→ The office will be pone from nine to one every day
- From…until→ She works from eight until two six days a week
- In→ I’ll meet you in an hour
D. Purpose, reason
- For→ Take this medicine for your headache
E. Possession
- Of→ The leader of the scouts has not arrived yet
F. Manner, instrument
- By→ I enjoy going there by train
- In→ You can’t go to that restaurant in jeans
- Like→ That clown walks like a duck
- With→ She writes with a pen
- At→ The shop at the corner sells stamps
- In→ The man in the dark suit is my neighbor
- On→ The apartment on the second floor is smaller than ours
- With→ People with law degrees often go into politics
H. Distance
- For→ We walked for miles and miles
I. Agent
- By→ This film was directed by a Czech director
J. Material
- With→ I must fill my pen with ink
K. Quantity
- By→ Meat is sold by the pound or by the kilo