PREPOSITION

PREPOSITION
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FATIMAH AZ-ZAHRAH FATIMAH AZ-ZAHRAH
TAUFIK IMAM HIDAYAT TAUFIK IMAM HIDAYAT
STATE POLYTECHNIC OF JAKARTA STATE POLYTECHNIC OF JAKARTA
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Prepositions are a class of words that
indicate relationships between nouns,
pronouns and other words in a sentence.
Most often they come before a noun. They
never change their form, regardless of the
case, gender, etc. of the word they are
referring to.
about
above
across
after
against
along
among
around
at
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
but
by
despite
down
during
except
for
from
in
inside
into
like
near
of
off
on
onto
out
outside
over
past
since
through
throughout
till
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
with
within
without.
Some common prepositions are:
Prepositions typically come before a noun :
For example:

after class

at home

before Tuesday

in London

on fire

with pleasure
A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of
its object to the rest of the sentence.
For example
The boo! is on the table.
The boo! is beside the table.
"n each of the preceding sentences, a preposition locates the noun #boo!# in
space or in time.
The following examples illustrate some uses of English
prepositional phrases:
$xamples
%efore dinner
%efore & preposition' dinner & noun.
(ince the brea!up
(ince & preposition' the & modifier' brea!up & noun.
)ntil midnight
)ntil & preposition' midnight & noun.
The principle use of the preposition can be
divided into three types :
3. KINDS OF PREPOSITION
A. Prepositions of Time :
English Usage Example
* on

days of the week

on Monday

in

months / seasons

time of day

year

after a certain period of time (when?)

in August / in winter

in the morning

in 2!

in an hour

at

for night

for weekend

a certain point of time (when?)

at night

at the weekend

at half past nine

since

from a certain point of time "past till
now#
* since $%&
* for

over a certain period of
time "past till now#
* for 2 years

ago * a certain time in the past * 2 years ago

before
* earlier than a certain point
of time
* before 2'

to

telling the time

ten to six "(:(#
* past

telling the time * ten past six "!:$#

to / till / until
* marking the beginning and
end of a period of time
* from Monday to/till )riday

till / until

in the sense of how long
something is going to last
* *e is on holiday until
)riday.
* by
* in the sense of at the latest
* up to a certain time
* + will be back by ! o,clock.
* -y $$ o.clock/ + had read
five pages.
B. Preposition of Place
Preposition of place shows the connection between two object or more
example : the lamp is on the table
contain preposition on this word show connection between lamp and table.
English Usage Example

in

room/ building/ street/ town/

country

book/ paper etc.

car/ taxi

picture/ world

in the kitchen/ in 0ondon

in the book

in the car/ in a taxi

in the picture/ in the world

at

meaning next to, by an object

for table

for events

place where you are to do

something typical "watch a film/
study/ work#

at the door/ at the station

at the table

at a concert/ at the party

at the cinema/ at school/ at work

on

attached

for a place with a river

being on a surface

for a certain side "left/ right#

for a floor in a house

for public transport

for television, radio

the picture on the

wall

0ondon lies on the

Thames.

on the table

on the left

on the first floor

on the bus/ on a
plane

on T1/ on the radio

by/ next to/

beside

left or right of somebody or something

2ane is standing by /
next to / beside the
car.

under

on the ground/ lower than "or covered by#
something else

the bag is under the
table
* below

lower than something else but above
ground
* the fish are below
the surface
4. TYPE O P!EPO"#T#O$
1. Simple Preposition
after% at% b&% for% from% of% o'er% on% in% thro()h% to% off% till%
(nder% (p% with% etc
2. Double Preposition
into% onto% from (nder% from amon)% from off% from within%
o'er a)ainst% etc
3. Compund Preposition
across *on cross+% alon) *on lon)+% behind *b& hind+%
abo(t *on b& o(t+% abo'e *on b& (p+% before *b& fore+%
beneath *b& neath+% beside *b& side+% between *b& twain+%
be&ond *b& &onder+% b(t *b& o(t except+% within *with in+%
witho(t *with o(t+% etc
4. Participal Preposition
pending, during, not with standing, past, except,
considering, concerning, regarding, etc
5. Prepositional Phrase
because of, by means of, in be half of, in front of, in
view of, by reason of, with respect to, with regard to,
with relation to, on behalf of, in spite of, etc.
6. Disguised Preposition
three o+cloc! ,three of cloc!-
.ac! o+lantern ,.ac! of the lantern-
/e has gone a0hunting ,on hunting-
NOUNS and PREPOSITIONS
approval of
awareness of
belief in
concern for
confusion about
desire for
fondness for
grasp of
hatred of
hope for
interest in
love of
need for
participation in
reason for
respect for
success in
understanding of
5. Prepositions with Nouns, Adjecties, and !er"s.
Prepositions are sometimes so firmly wedded to other words that they have
practically become one word. This occurs in three categories nouns,
adjectives, and verbs.
ADJECTIVES and PREPOSITIONS
afraid of
angry at
aware of
capable of
careless about
familiar with
fond of
happy about
interested in
3ealous of
made of
married to
proud of
similar to
sorry for
sure of
tired of
worried about
VERBS and PREPOSITIONS
apologi4e for
ask about
ask for
belong to
bring up
care for
find out
give up
grow up
look for
look forward to
look up
make up
pay for
prepare for
study for
talk about
think about
trust in
work for
worry about
A combination of verb and preposition is called a
phrasal verb. The word that is joined to the verb is then
called a particle. Please refer to the brief section we
have prepared on phrasal verbs for an explanation
Quiz
1. I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes.
a. in
b. on
c. at
2. The child responded to his mother's demands
______ throwing a tantrum.
a. with
b. by
c. from
3. I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home.
a. from
b. at
c. until
The answer is correct
The answer is not
correct
4. My fingers were injured so my sister had
to write the note me.
a. for
b. with
!. to
". # am not interested buying a new !ar
now.
a. to
b. for
!. in
The answer is
correct
The answer is not
correct
Thank you
for your
attention