Definition: Kata yang berada sebelum noun, pronoun, noun phrase, noun clause dan gerund yang menghubungkan kata sebelum preposition dan sesudahnya.
Form: Prep. + Object of prep.
N, Pron., NP, NC dan Gerund
Kinds of preposition:
1. Based on its form (berdasarkan bentuk)
Simple word
(terdiri satu kata)
= on, in, to,
from, at, behind, beside, via, above, up, down, with, without, after, before,
since, for, between,… etc
Complex word
(terdiri dua kata atau lebih)
= according to,
due to, because of, next to, in front of, in the middle of…. etc
2. Based on its function
a. Free preposition (preposisi bebas)
Preposisi yang tidak terikat dengan kata sebelumnya
eg.
She sits beside me
Preposisi 'beside' tidak terikat dengan kata kerja 'sits'
b. Bound preposition (preposisi terikat)
Preposisi ini terikat dengan adjective, noun dan verb
i. Adjective + preposition
afraid of, jealous of, angry with, interested in, bored with, be used to...etc
ii. Noun + preposition
comparison with, choice of, possibility of, excuse of, reason for...etc
iii. Verb + preposition (phrasal verb)
Verb + preposition bisa dibagi menjadi dua jenis yaitu:
Separable (antara verb dan preposition dapat dipisahkan oleh noun, pronoun dan noun phrase
call up, pick up, wake up, take out, turn on,.... etc
eg:
I will pick you up.
They turn on the lamp./ They turn the lamp on.
Unseparable (antara verb dan preposition tidak dapat dipisahkan)
look for, look at, wait for, believe in...etc
eg:
I have been waiting for you.
She is looking for her younger sister.
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