5. PREPOSITION
Pengertian:
Preposition adalah kelas kata yang berfungsi untuk menghubungkan kata
atau frasa dalam kalimat, khususnya kata benda atau kata ganti, dengan
bagian lain dari kalimat. Preposition memberikan informasi tambahan
tentang posisi, waktu, arah, atau hubungan lainnya.
Fungsi Preposition:
• Menunjukkan tempat: (e.g., in, on, at, under, near, behind)
• Menunjukkan waktu: (e.g., in, on, at, before, after, during)
• Menunjukkan arah: (e.g., to, from, into, onto, towards)
• Menunjukkan hubungan lain: seperti cara, alasan, tujuan,
perbandingan, kepemilikan, dll.
Jenis-jenis Preposition:
• Simple Prepositions: Terdiri dari satu kata (e.g., in, on, at, to,
by, for, with)
• Double Prepositions: Terdiri dari dua kata (e.g., into, onto, from
under)
• Compound Prepositions: Gabungan dari kata benda, kata sifat, atau
kata keterangan dengan preposition (e.g., across, along, amidst,
because of, in front of)
• Phrase Prepositions: Frasa yang berfungsi sebagai preposition (e.g.,
according to, because of, in addition to)
Contoh: Contoh Simple Preposition:
• "The book is on the table." (Tempat)
• "She will come at 3 pm." (Waktu)
• "He is walking towards the park." (Arah)
• "The cat is hiding under the bed." (Tempat)
• "She arrived on time." (Waktu)
• "He went to the store." (Arah)
Contoh Double preposition: • it rained throughout the day.
• Having a pet is as about having a child.
• The tiger strategically attacks from behind
• There will be no life without water
• The principal was standing next to the chief guest.
• Everyone was gathered at around the auditorium.
Contoh compound preposition:
• "According to": According to the weather forecast, it will be sunny
tomorrow.
• "Because of": The game was canceled because of the rain.
• "In front of": The car is parked in front of the house.
• "On top of": The cat is sitting on top of the refrigerator.
• "Instead of": Let's have pizza instead of pasta.
• "Next to": My house is next to the library.
• "In addition to": In addition to his salary, he receives bonuses.
• "In spite of": In spite of the rain, we went for a walk.
• "On behalf of": I'm speaking on behalf of the entire team.
• "Due to": The flight was delayed due to the storm.
Contoh Compound Preposition
• according to: according to the plan, according to the report,
according to him
• instead of: instead of going to the beach, instead of coffee,
instead of him
• because of: because of the rain, because of you, because of the
delay
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