CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. BACKGROUND

Prepositions are words that introduce information to the reader.This

information can include where something takes place (such as “at” the store),when or
why something takes place (such as “before” dinner),or general descriptive
information (such as the girl “with” the cool tattoo).

A noun or pronoun that follows the preposition is the object of a preposition.

Pronouns used in this position is always an object pronoun, like me, you, him, her, it,
us and them. Prepositions plus object called a preposition phrase (prepositional
phrase).

B. FORMULATION OF THE PROBLEM

Based on the background of these problems then we formulate the contents of the
paper are as follows:
1. What is the preposition?
2. What kinds of the prepositions?
3. How to learn the preposition in the sentence?

C. PURPOSE

Studying and understanding this paper materials namely about preposition then
expected we can understand the sense, different types, and how to use it. As for any
other purpose the preparation of this paper was to fulfill the course Structure.

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 CONTENTS II
DISSCUSION

A. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Prepositions of place is a preposition used / have a function to indicate a place or

position in question. Preposition has many types of them:1
a. At
Used discuss entertainment venues, cafes, restaurants and where people learn and work.
Example: I was at the theater
Lia buys the flowers at the mall
b. In
Declare a vast area that may include a small section area (city, state, region, island etc).
Example: She lives in West Java
I live in Binjai
Arrive + in (followed by a country / city)
Example: When did they arrive in Bandung?
I arrived in airport last night
c. On
Show something that is above the touch
Example: I put my pen on the table
I sit on the chair
Used to designate a less specific address (address / street)
Example: I live on Perjuangan street, Medan.
She lives on Bisun street,Bandung
d. Above / over
To deliver on the above understanding / higher.
Example: The water Came up above / over our knees
The plane over the sky

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e. Beside
To position the distance is not far away (located alongside something).
Example: Who is the beautiful girl sitting beside Rudy?
I saw you beside supermarket, yesterday

f. from
To tell the origin / where such person.
Example: Where do come from?
I am from Venezuela

g. Near
To tell how close objects with other objects.
Example: We live near my office

The flowers shop near the Pringadi Hospital

h. Between / Among
Between used today is between two people, state etc. Among used today are among the many
people who are more than two people.
Example: I was sitting between Lia and Gisel
We found a little house hidden Among the trees

i. Under / Below
under is used for objects that are under, below used in connection with high size, temperature
etc.
Exmaple: The ball is under this chair
Today's temperature is below zero
j. In front of
Shows the position of objects that are in front of an object or person, etc.
Example: I live in front of Adi's house
k. Behind
Which means behind.
Example: His house is in the back of my house
l. by
To position the distance is not far away
Example: I want to kill you by my gun

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 B. PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

Prepositions of time used to indicate the time. As for the types preposition of time, including:2
a. At
At is used to indicate a specific time
Example: I will meet to you at five tomorrow
I gave your book at night
b. On
On used for a particular day (a great day, birth, date)
Example: Come back on Wednesday
I was born on July 18.1972
My mom was born on 1970
c. In
In use for months, years, centuries, seasons etc
Example: In January, in 1990, in the 20th century, in the summer etc.
We were have dinner in the night
d. Since
Since used to declare a certain time in the past or who have preceded
Example: Since 1990, etc. Since yesterday evening
e. for
For use for a period of time (in the form of past, present, future).
Example: I studied English for an hour last nigh.
f. during
Example: I will return home during school break
g. before
• Before + Noun. Example: Before Monday
• Before + S + V. Example: Before you say anything
• Before + Ving. Example: before judging me

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h. After
• After + noun. Example: after the meal
• After + S + V Example: after he won the tennis watch
• After + Ving. Example: after taking a bath3

C. PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT

Preposition of Movement is a preposition (preposition) used to indicate movement.

The movement was shown in combination with the noun that follows a preposition (acting as
the object of the preposition ') form a prepositional phrase. This word is used to indicate the
movement of the subject or object of sentence (subject or object of the sentence) against the
object of a preposition (the object of a preposition).4

a. To / Toward
Preposition "to" sometimes indicates a specific position, especially when a person or a body
to deal with something.
Example: There is a window to your right
Preposition "towards" indicates the direction of displacement in particular.
Example: Anna kicked the ball towards the window

b. Through and Into

Preposition "through" refers to moving in a 3 dimensional space
Example: We walked through a long road
Preposition "into" refers to moving from outside to inside a three-dimensional space
Example: He went into the house to see what happened.

c. Away from
Away from meaning "away from".

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Example: away from me.
d. Away to
Away to have a sense of "heading".
Example: away to fitness center
E. By / Past
By / past means "passing".
Example: past the train station.
f. Inside
Got emphasis boundary (container, wall, etc.).
Example: come inside
g. Onto
Onto has meaning (head) to the top.
Example: onto the hill.

THE PICTURE : PREPOSITION OF THE PLACE

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 CHAPTER III

CLOSING

A. CONCLUSION

A preposition is classified as a part of speech in grammer. It denotes the relationship to

some other words in a sentence with are placed before a noun or a pronoun.

Prepositions are always followed by nouns (or pronouns). They are connective words that
show the relationship between the nouns following them and one of the basic sentence
element: subject, verb, object, or complement. They usually indicate relationship, such as
position, place, direction, time, manner, agent, possession, and condition, between their
objects and other parts of the sentence. Prepositional phrase usually provide information
asked for by the question words who, what, where, when, why, how, and how long

The noun or pronoun following the preposition is its object. A pronoun used in this
preposition is always an object pronoun: me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. The prepositions
plus its object is called the prepositional phrase

B. SEGGESTION

Then the results of this paper we do, hopefully be able to add insight and useful to the
reader. we also expect feedback or suggestions from readers that our paper better future.

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 REFRERENCE

Robby Lou, English Grammar And How To Use It,cet.3( Semarang,

Eplus, 2005 )

Otong Setiawan, Functional English Grammar , Cet. I ( Bandung, Yrama

Widya : 2014 )

Marcella Frank, Modern English , Cet. I ( Print of USA )

Raymond Murphy, English Grammer In Use , Cet. 6, ( Cambridge, Great

Britain : 1987 )

Raymond Murphy, English Grammer In Use , Cet. 6, ( Cambridge, Great

Britain : 1987 ), hlmn. 228.

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