Preposition In, On at
Preposition In, On at
Preposition (preposisi atau kata depan) adalah kata yang tidak dapat berubah bentuknya dan biasa diletakkan di depan kata
benda atau padan kata benda (noun-equivalent, termasuk kata ganti) untuk memperlihatkan hubungan tertentu dengan kata-
kata lain dalam kalimat. Kata benda atau padan tersebut disebut objek.
Pemakaian preposisi :
“In” biasanya dipakai di depan nama negeri dan kota besar, atau di depan nama tempat pada waktu seorang sedang
membicarakannya
“At”dipakai di depan nama kota kecil atau tempat yang jauh.
“At” dipakai dengan waktu yang tepat, misalnya at two o’clock; at down (pada waktu subuh / dini hari); at noon (=pada tengah
hari); at sunset (pada waktu matahari terbenam); at midnight (pada tengah malam)
“In” dipakai dengan suatu waktu misalnya dalam musim panas); in 1983, in the year 1983 (dalam tahun 1983) dan sebagainya.
Akan tetapi at night (=pada malam hari, pada waktu malam); by day =pada siang hari.
“on”dipakai dengan nama hari atau tanggal, misalnya on Saturday (padaSabtu); on August 26 (padatanggal 26 Agustus); on
New Year’s Day (pada Hari Tahun baru) dan sebagainya.
The prepositions in, on, and at can be used to indicate time and place. Notice how they are used in the following situations:
In many languages, there is only one preposition for the above situations. In English there are three. Just remember that in
usually indicates the "largest" time or place, and at usually indicates the "smallest" time or place.
Examples dialogue :
Example dialogue :
Sample sentences:
I met my wife at the theater. (while watching a movie)
I spilled my drink in the theater (on the floor of the building)
She works at the library on Wednesdays.
She found a rare coin in the library (building).
Dr. Jones works at the hospital every day.
John was in the hospital for a week with a broken leg.
For school, prison, and church, the is used to indicate the building. No article indicates
the general situation. Note the following:
"practice"/situation building
in school (studying, listening to teacher, etc.) in the school (building)
in jail/prison (staying there as a criminal) in the jail/prison (temporary)
in church (praying, listening to a sermon, etc.) in the church (building)
Where's mommy?
in church (attending services) in the church (fixing the windows)
at church at the church
in prison (He committed a crime.) at the prison (visiting his friend)