Preposition (kata depan)

1. A preposition shows a relationship between its object and other words in a sentence.

2. The preposition may be in the form of one word such as :
- in, on at, by, for, inside, outside, behind, under, against, underneath, ect.
and may in the form of phrase that functions as one unit such as :
- in front of, in back of, by way of, at the top of, at the bottom of, at the head of, etc.
3. Some of prepositions express :place or position, direction, time, manner, and agent.

Examples :
1. The book is ON the desk. (place or position)
2. The boy ran TOWARD the house. (direction)
3. The man arrived AT ten o’clock. (time)
4. Mr. Brown travels BY bus. (manner)
5. The book was written BY La Rose. (agent)
4. A preposition + an object forms PHRASE. It is called Prepositional Phrase.

The Prepositional Phrase usually functions as a modifier (adjective or adverb).
Examples :
1. The report of the meeting was read.
(The prepositional Phrase “of the meeting” modifies “ the report” – adjective)
2. We go to class at ten o’clock.
(The prepositional Phrase “at ten o’clock” modifies “go to class” – adverb)
3. This is a list of prepositions that indicate relationship of place or position.
1. at Elizabeth is at the store.
Is Mariam at home?
2. to Martha went to the library.
from Mr. Mac Donald is from Scotland.
3. in Mr. Smith is sitting in leather chair in lobby.
on Put a stamp on the envelope!
Please sit on the sofa.
4. by The matches are over there by the cigarettes.
beside The napkin is placed beside the plate.
near The Johans are sitting near the window.
against Don’t stand against the guess.
5. over A plane flew over our house at noon.
Our apartment is directly over yours.
under The box is under the table.
beneath The closet is beneath the stairs.
underneath Put a pad underneath the rug.
on top of The carpenter is on top of the house.