Transcript UNIT V - STIKOM Surabaya

UNIT V
PREPOSITION
PREPOSITION
Preposition is a word that is used to link
nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other
words in a sentence. The word or
phrase that the preposition
introduces
is called the object of preposition.
Time
Place
In + large units of time:
in year, in month,
in season,
in the morning,
in April, in 2005;
in the winter;
in the 21st century
In + large places
+ very small places
in countries; in state; in
province; in county;
in city ---in a corner (of a
room); in a room;
in a building; in a park; in a
car; in a boat; in the water; in
the sea; in a row; in a line; in
a queue;
in the sky; in the newspaper;
in hospital; in bed; in prison.
Time
Place
On + middle-sized units On +
of time—day date:
on 12 March 2008;
on Friday;
middle size places
on street;
on street corner;
on coast; on river
on a ship;
on a train;
on a plane;
on the floor;
on her nose;
on a page
Time
At + time: at 5 o’clock;
at midnight ;
at lunch time;
at night; at Easter;
at Christmas;
at the moment;
at the same time;
at the age of;
Place
At +numbers I
addresses at number; at
the bus stop; at the
door; at the window; at
home; at school;
Examples:
TIME
1. Destiny has a part-time job at night.
2. Lulu Tobing and Danny got married on 16 September
2006.
3. We give each other presents at Idul Fitry.
4. The rainy season begins in October.
5. I’ll see you in the afternoon.
6. The president will come in two hours.
7. The graduation is on 3 December 2006.
8. The students came to the campus on 29 August, 2006.
9. Lily was born in 1990 in April on Sunday at 07.00.
Place
1. The apartment on the BRI tower are more expensive
than the ones on Rusun Menanggal.
2. I’ll be at work until 03.00 but I’ll be at home all evening.
3. Julia is teaching at STIKOM.
4. Tom’s father is in hospital.
5. The rooms in Jeany’s house are very clean.
6. Don’t sit on the floor.
7. Her flat is on the second floor.
8. Open your book on page 7.
9. I live at Pandugo Baru street number 12 Surabaya.
A. Place – Between and Among

Between and among have the same meaning, but
between is used with two nouns and among is used
with three nouns or a plural noun.
Examples: between
1.
2.
3.
4.
Dude sits
Rum is walking
Her car is
The ball rolled
between
between
between
between
Nina and Baim.
Indri and Rommel.
Mine and his.
his feet.
Examples among
1. The girl quickly hides among the crowd.
2. I could hear voices coming from
somewhere among the bushes.
3. Sandy is sleeping among his roomates.
4. Among that crowded boys, which one is
your brother?
5. Cintya is swimming among the
kindergarten students.
Verb + Preposition
Apologize to
Apologize for
Apply for/to
Argue with/about
Arrive in/at
Bored with
Believe in
Belong to
Care about
Care for
Collide with
Complain to
Complain about
Concentrate on
Consist of
Crash/drive/
bump/run into
Depend on
Die of
Dream of/about
Familiar with
Warn about
Sentence to
Happen to
Hear about
Hear of
Hear from
Invite to
Laugh at
Listen to
Live on
Look at/for/out/after
Pass away
Take care of
Tired of
Continued
Pay for
Rely on
Search for
Speak/talk up
Suffer from
Think about/of
Wait for
Write to
Get up/on/of
Increase on
Accuse s o of
Ask for
Blame on/ for
Borrow from
Charge with
Congratulate on
Divide/cut/split into
Explain to
Invite to
Leave for
Point at
Prefer to
Protect from
Provide with
Regard as
Remind of/about
Spend money on
Throw at
Translate from
Warn about
Adjective + preposition
Angry about/with
Bored with
Surprised at
Excited about
Afraid of
Proud of
Jealous of
Aware of
Grow up
Frightened of
Terrified of
Scared of
Good/bad at
Married to
Sorry about
Impressed by/with
Famous for
Responsible for
Different from
Interested in
Turn up
Proud of
Ashamed of
Suspicious of
Capable of
Full of
Keen on
Similar to
Crowded with
Charge with
Spend on
Present to
Cross out
Aware of
Notes:
Adverb or preposition?
An adverb is an answer of the question,
where?, when?, How? Or to what extent?
• Both common and compound prep. need more
than just themselves to answer the same
questions.
• In the sentence “The captain walked abroad”
abroad is an adverb because it does not start a
prep. phrase.
• In the sentence “The captain walked abroad the
ship” abroad is a prep. that begins the prep.
phrase.
*
Underline the prep. In each of the
following sentences.
1. The teammates walked beyond the bleachers.
1. The track team ran into the hills.
2. Call me around at 4 o’clock.
3. The temperature is several degrees below
zero.
4. It is a matter concerning to bad behavior.
5. The parents joined in the conversation.
6. Rummy fell asleep during the professor’s
lecture.
7. I found the sleeping cat underneath the
blanket.
Continued
9. The couple walked near the bridge.
10. The children slid down the slide yesterday.
11. We lost contact over time.
12. This letter is addressed to your sister.
13. The strong man swam across the wide lake.
14. This group is under great suspicion.
15. I pointed toward the tall building.
Exercise:
Fill in the gaps with between or among.
1. The choice is ……a vanilla, strawberry , and chocolate
ice cream cone.
2. Roy and Deasy can usually solve their problems….
them.
3. Profits are divided……. the shareholders.
4. Chatrin is standing ………..Arum and Eva in front of
the campus.
5. Boris waits for his teacher…….. friends.
6. The director delivers his speech ……… the teachers
and officials.
7. Gina’s bag lies …….my bag and Evi’s.
Complete these sentence. Each time use one of the
following words with a preposition: rely, listen, look, live,
laughing, glanced, paid, happened.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
She’s very old and can’t live alone. She needs
someone to.. look after.. her.
I haven’t seen Harry for ages. I wonder what’s
…………..him.
You must………….this record. You’ll love it.
I ………..the newspaper to see if there was anything
interesting in it.
When you went to the theatre with Paul, who…...the
tickets?
It’s not a very good bus service. You can’t …….it.
What are you……..? I don’t understand what’s funny.
It’s a very cheap country. You can …….with very little
money there.
Answer
2. Happened to
3. Listen to
4. Glanced at
5. Paid for
6. Rely on
7. Laughing at
8. Live on.
Complete the sentences with in, at, or on, into.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Look at those beautiful horses ….that field.
There was an accident …..the crossroads this morning.
Do you put sugar …your coffee?
I can’t find Tom …..this photograph. Is he ……it?
Ann’s brother lives …..a small village….the south coast of
England.