The Examples Of Preposition

Now we will see the examples of prepositions:

Preposition	Examples
About	I will tell you a story about a tiger.
Above	The plane flies above the clouds.
Across	He walked across the field.
After	After lunch, I shall meet Mr. Jones.
Against	I helped her going against the wishes of my loved ones.
Along	All along the way, he did not speak a word.
Among	The profit was shared among the shareholders.
Around	Due to the snow, we turned around to return home.
At	The land is at war with its neighbor.
Before	She had decided to go home before dark.
Behind	The building is located behind the supermarket.
Below	The temperatures have dipped below freezing point.
Beneath	The water level is beneath the average level.
Beside	The dictionary is beside the Laptop.
Besides	Besides math, I am very fond of physics.
Between	The profit was shared between John, Mike and Diana.
Beyond	The play was beyond my expectations.
But	Everyone but him agreed with the arrangement.
By	A house by the sea, to retire, is my dream
Concerning	He is always curious about anything concerning her.
Despite	Despite the snowfall, she decided to carry on with her journey.
Down	Jake lives down the street.
During	He works during the day and studies at night.
Except	Except her no one has any objections to the plan.
For	I jog for 5 miles everyday.
From	She comes from Indonesia.
In	When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Inside	Inside the tough exterior, lies a gentle soul.
Into	As soon as she stepped into the room, there was pin drop silence.
Like	She looks like her father.
Minus	Ten minus eight equals two.
Near	They have bought a new home near the school.
Of	A friend of mine recommended the beautician to me.
Off	To regain her lost health, it is important, she stays off her fad diet programs.
On	There is an apple on the table.
Onto	He always climbs onto the table.
Opposite	Her desk is located diagonally opposite my desk.
Out of	Out of sheer curiosity, I asked her the question.
Outside	Outside the house lies a beautiful garden.
Over	The journey cost me way over my budget.
Past	She walked past me, but refused to acknowledge my presence.
Per	What was the per person cost incurred?
Plus	Eight plus six equals fourteen.
Since	She was waiting for him since ten in the morning.
Through	I slept all through the day.
Throughout	Throughout winter, she has been sick.
To	I am going to Atlanta, before I head back home.
Toward (s)	It started raining towards the evening.
Under	The road is under repair.
Underneath	She found her earring underneath the carpet.
Until	I did not get the documents until 5 pm.
Upon	Once upon a time, there lived a king.
Up	I walked up the stairs, to see the problem.
Up to	The decision is up to the both of them.
Versus	The last game was England versus France.
Via	I will go via Sydney.
With	She walked in with her new boyfriend.
Within	She caters to customers within a radius of 5 miles.
Without	I never leave my house without an umbrella, due to the uncertain weather.

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Countable Nouns Vs. Uncountable Nouns

 

Countable Nouns

Can be counted as one or more.

 · pen, computer, bottle, spoon, desk, cup, television, chair, shoe, finger, flower, camera, stick, balloon, book, table, comb, hat, article, etc.

Take an s to form the plural.

· pens, computers, bottles, spoons, keys, cups, televisions, chairs, shoes, fingers, flowers, cameras, sticks, balloons, books, tables, combs, etc.

Work with expressions such as (a few, few, many, some, every, each, these, and the number of).

· a few pens, a few computers, many bottles, some spoons, every desk, each cup, these televisions, the number of chairs, a few shoes, a few fingers, many flowers, some cameras, every stick, each balloon, these books, the number of tables, many combs, etc.

Work with appropriate articles (a, an, or the).

· a pen, the computer, a bottle, the spoon, a desk, the cup, a television, the chair, a shoe, the finger, a flower,  the camera, a stick, the balloon, a book, the table, a comb, etc.

Do NOT work with much (for example, you would never say much pens or much computers).

Uncountable Nouns

Cannot be counted (uncountable). They usually express a group or a type.

· air, water, wood, ice, sand, sugar, oxygen, English, traffic, milk, wine, sugar, rice, meat, flour, soccer, sunshine, etc.

Generally cannot be pluralized.

Work both with and without an article (a, an, or the), depending on the context of the sentence.

· Sugar is sweet.

· The sunshine is beautiful.

· I drink milk.

· He eats rice.

Work with expressions such as (some, any, enough, this, that, and much).

· We ate some rice and milk.

· This meat is good.

· She does not speak much Spanish.

· Do you see any traffic on the road?

· That wine is very old.

Do NOT work with expressions such as (these, those, every, each, either, or neither).

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Action Verbs

Action Verbs
Action verbs express action and are the most common verbs.
Action Verbs = Kata kerja yang menyatakan “Aksi”.

Action verbs need s at the end with third-person (he - she - it), but not with singular subjects.
Setiap kalimat Action Verbs selalu di tambah “s” di akhir kata Verbnya, tapi tidak untuk Subjek tunggal:
• He eats bread.
• She walks to the station.
• It floats on the sea.
• I kick the ball
• He kicks the ball
• She reads a book
Negative sentences need do not, does not, or did not.
Kalimat Negative memerlukan “do not, does not atau did not.”
• I do not eat bread.
• He does read a book
• He does not eat bread.
• You did not walk to the station.
• It does not float on the sea.
Interrogative sentences begin with do, does, or did.
Kalimat Introgative dimulai dengan “do, does atau did.”
• Do you eat bread?
• Does he eat bread?
• Does she eat bread?
• Does she walk to the station?
• Did they finish it?
Do not can be shortened to don't, does not to doesn't, and did not to didn't.
• I don't eat bread.
• He doesn’t eat bread
• She doesn't walk to the station.
• It doesn't float on the sea.
• They didn't finish it.

Remember the variations of action verbs:

Affirmative Sentence	Negative Sentence	Interrogative Sentence
I sing a song.	I do not (don't) sing a song.	Do I sing a song?
You sing a song.	You do not (don't) sing a song.	Do you sing a song?
He (she) sings a song.	He (she) does not (doesn't) sing a song.	Does he (she) sing a song?
We sing a song.	We do not (don't) sing a song.	Do we sing a song?
They sang a song.	They did not (didn't) sing a song.	Did they sing a song?

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