Pengertian dan Contoh Preposition of Place

Preposition of place adalah salah satu jenis dari preposition yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan posisi atau tempat suatu benda.



Penjelasan dan makna Preposition of place
Under : Menunjukkan posisi di bawah/ lebih rendah / di dalam tanah
Contoh : Your ball is under the chair.

Over : Menunjukkan posisi benda di atas, yang kebih tinggi dari yang lainnya, lebih dari (jumlah tertentu atau kuantitas)
Contoh :
Toni hangs the picture over the table.
Over three year, he becomes more diligent.

In : Menunjukkan posisi benda di dalam suatu tempat atau ruang.
Contoh : The mouse is in the box.

On : Menunjukkan posisi benda di atas benda yang memiliki permukaan.
Contoh : My book is on the table

In front of : Menunjukkan posisi benda berada di depan suatu benda atau orang, dll
Contoh : A handsome boy stands in front of me

Behind : Menunjukkan posisi benda berada di belakang benda lain.
Contoh : The motor cicle is behind the bus.

Next to/ beside : Menunjukkan posisi benda berada di samping atau di sebelah.
Contoh : She is standing next to her new car.

Between : Menunjukkan posisi benda diantara dua benda/lebih.
Contoh : I sit between Afis and Kevin.

Near to : Menunjukkan posisi benda dekat yang memiliki jarak.
Contoh : He looking for a apartment near to his office.

Selain digunakan untuk Preposition of time. Preposition AtInOn juga bisa digunakan untuk preposition of place dalam situasi seperti di bawah ini.

At
The top bottom (of page) 
Contoh : Sign your name at the top/ bottom.
Direction (arah)
Contoh : Turn left at the traffic lights/ round about/ end of the street.
Position ( next to something)
Contoh : He stands to wait at the traffic light/ corner/ tree.
The front / the back
Contoh : I wrote my name at the front/ back of the book.
The beginning / the end
Contoh : What happened at the beginning/ end of the film ?
Events (peristiwa)
Contoh : I saw him at a party/ conference/ football match.
Buildings (gedung)
Contoh : I’ll meet you at the airport/ the station/ home.

In
Negara
Contoh : We live in Indonesia.
Kota
Contoh : I live in Kediri.
Desa
Contoh : Mr Nuril lives in Kandangan.
Dunia
Contoh : It’s the highest building in the world.
Gunung
Contoh : They have a cottage in the mountains.
Bukit/Lembah
Contoh : He has villa in a valley.
Gedung
Contoh : She works in  a bank.
Air
Contoh : Don’t swim in the sea !
Don’t throw rubbish in the river !
Don’t take a bath in the lake !
Tengah
Contoh : He lives in the middle of Paris.
Pusat
Contoh : Dona stays in the city centre.
Buku
Contoh : I find information in the book.
Film
Contoh : The actor acts in romantic film.
Newspaper
Contoh : I read about it in the newspaper.

On 
Wall (Dinding), Ceiling (atap), Door (pintu), floor (lantai)
Contoh : She hung the picture on the ceiling/the wall/the door.
He puts his shoes on the floor.
Surfaces (permukaan)
Contoh : There’s a dirty mark on the page/ table.
The front/ side/ back
Contoh : There’s a label in on the left.
Floors (lantai)
Contoh : My office is on the second floor.
List/ Menu 
Contoh : What’s on the menu?
Did you buy everything on the list ?
Road (jalan)
Contoh : I live on Kawi street.
The nearest gas station is on the motorway.
The post box is on the way to work.
She lives on the coast.
Natural lines and borders
London is on the River Thames.

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