Preposition of Place

Ada 3 jenis preposition:
1) preposition of time,
2) preposition of place,
3) preposition of direction.

Keterangan :
A. Preposition of Time
bagiannya :
At, on, in, by, till, until, up to, since, during, for, throughout.
(1) AT - arti: "Di" - untuk menunjukkan waktu yang spesifik, jam.
Contoh: at 6pm, at midnight, at night, at lunchtime, etc.
(2) ON - arti: "di" - untuk menunjukkan waktu yang lebih umum, tanggal atau hari.
Contoh: on Sunday, on Sundays, on Christmas Day, on my birthday, on 30th of November, etc.
(3) IN - arti: "di" (dalam rentang waktu) - untuk menunjukkan waktu yang lebih luas seperti bulan, tahun, abad, periode.
Contoh: in May, in summer, in 2011, in the past, in the middle of a discussion, etc.
(4) By - arti: "paling lambat" - menunjukkan batas waktu terakhir, seperti deadline.
Contoh: by midnight (paling lambat pd saat tengah malam), by Monday (paling lambat pd hari Senin), by the end of the month (paling lambat pd akhir bulan), etc.
(5) until/till - arti: "hingga" - menunjukkan titik waktu terakhir secara spesifik.
Contoh: Until/till midnight, until/till next month, until 12 am, etc.
(6) up to - arti: "hingga" - digunakan sama seperti until/till, untuk menunjukkan waktu terakhir secara spesifik. #EngClass
Contoh: up to May, up to the end of the show, etc.
(7) since - "sejak" - menunjukkan waktu spesifik saat mulainya sebuah kegiatan/proses.
Contoh: Since 2010, since a couple of days ago, etc.
(8) during - "selama durasi" - untuk menunjukkan jalannya waktu selama kegiatan/proses berlangsung. Contoh: during class, etc.
(9) for - "selama" - menunjukkan lama waktu berjalannya kegiatan/proses.
Contoh: for two days, for several years, etc.
(10) throughout - "selama"- menunjukkan proses yg terus berlangsung dari awal mulai smp akhirnya selesai.
Contoh: throughout the year
Dari penjelasan2 barusan, kira2 preposition apa yang cocok untuk kalimat ini?
I have a meeting (preposition) 9am.
Answer: "at" I have a meeting at 9am.
AT - menunjukkan waktu spesifik seperti jam.
Apple will launch a new product (preposition) December.
Answer: "in". Apple will launch a new product in December.
In - menunjukkan waktu yg lebih umum/luas seperti bulan, tahun, abad.
Let's do some exercise. Pilih preposition yang sesuai dengan kalimat2 berikut. Jwb dlm kalimat lengkap & jgn lupa no.soal
1. What are you doing (at/in/on) the weekend?
2. Maybe I'll go to the cinema (at/in/on) Saturday. #EngClass
3. I haven't been to the cinema (for/since) so many years. #EngClass
4. We could go there together (at/in/on) the afternoon. #EngClass
5. I would prefer to go there (at/in/on) the evening. I am visiting my mum(at/in/on) Saturday. #EngClass
6. The film starts (at/in/on) eight o'clock. #EngClass
7. I can pick you up (at/in/on) half past seven. #EngClass
8. It lasts (for/to/until) two hours and forty-five minutes. #EngClass
9. The class is from eight (for/past/till) a quarter to eleven. #EngClass
10. I have to be home (by/since/until) eleven o'clock. #EngClass

Answer: 1. on, 2. on, 3. for, 4. in, 5. in, on, 6. at, 7. at, 8. for, 9. till, 10. by.


B. Preposition of Place
'Preposition of place' adalah kata depan yg menjelaskan hubungan tempat/posisi, diikuti o/ objek yg dpt menjelaskan sesuatu/seseorang.
Preposition of place: at, on, in, in front of, behind, next to/beside/by, between, among, over/above, under/below. 
1) AT - arti: "di" - untuk menunjukkan posisi, letak, alamat yg jelas (spesifik).
Contoh: at the crossroad, at the bus stop, at 22 Orchard Road. 
2) ON - arti: "di" (atas permukaan) atau bisa juga digunakan ketika menyebutkan nama-nama jalan. 
Contoh: on a bus, on the 2nd floor, on Melati street. 
3) IN - arti: "di" (dalam suatu tempat/ruang) atau bisa juga digunakan ketika menyebutkan nama-nama kota/negara. 
Contoh: in a box, in a room, in my pocket, in London. 
4) IN FRONT OF - arti: "di depan". 
Contoh: She stands in front of the class. (Dia berdiri di depan kelas.) 
5) BEHIND - arti: "di belakang". 
Contoh: The car is behind the bus. (Mobil itu αϑα di belakang bis.) 
6) NEXT TO/BESIDE/BY - arti: "di samping / di sebelah". 
Contoh: In English lesson Toni always sit next to/beside/by me. (Pada pelajaran Bahasa Inggris Toni selalu duduk di sampingku.) 
7) BETWEEN - arti: "di antara" - digunakan jika berada di antara 2/lebih objek individual/terpisah. 
Contoh: -The student sat between the teacher and his parent. (Siswa itu duduk di antara guru dan orang tuanya.) 
-Indonesia is situated between Malaysia to the north, Papua New Guinea to the east, Indian Ocean to the west, and Australia to the south. (Indonesia terletak di antara Malaysia di utara, Papua Nugini di timur, Samudera Hindia di barat, dan Australia di selatan.) 
8) AMONG - arti: "di antara" - digunakan jika berada di tengah2 / di antara byk objek (objek di sini bersifat massal, tdk terpisah2). 
Contoh: He eventually found his handkerchief among the clothes. (Dia akhirnya menemukan saputangannya di antara baju2.) 
9) OVER/ABOVE - arti: "di atas". 'Over' digunakan jika objek msh dpt bersentuhan secara fisik, 'above' jika objek tdk bersentuhan secara fisik. 
Contoh: - I put an apple over the table. (Saya meletakkan sebuah apel di atas meja.) 
- The children enjoy watching the planes fly above them. (Anak-anak menikmati menonton pesawat terbang di atas mereka.) 
10) UNDER/BELOW - arti: "di bawah". 'Under' digunakan jika objek msh dpt bersentuhan secara fisik, 'below' jika objek tdk bersentuhan secara fisik. 
Contoh: - There is a box under an apple. (Ada sebuah kotak di bawah sebuah apel.) 
- We are sitting below the fan. (Kami duduk di bawah kipas angin.)

twit twiitt..

actually I don't know that should I write 2nite..

n now, I decide to say "gud nite buddies"
may 2morrow will be better than 2day , amiien..

idiom of the week #4

1. Sluggish. Dari kata slug yang berarti siput. Makna: sangat lamban. Contoh: She's a sluggish worker.
2. Holy cow! Makna: astaga! Contoh: Holy cow! Does he really care about what we eat?!
3. Henpecked. Makna: suami yang takut dengan istri. Contoh: Who is a hen-pecked husband?
4. Sitting duck. Makna: tidak berdaya. Contoh: That sweet old lady was a sitting fuck for the aggressive salesman.
5. Ferret. Dari hewan pengerat. Makna: mengorek. Contoh: She ferreted out the truth.
6. Buy Pig in a Poke. Maknanya sama seperti 'membeli kucing dalam karung'. Contoh: Is it really a great deal or just a pig in a poke?
7. Swan song. Makna: pertunjukan terakhir karir seseorang. Contoh: She is ready for her swan song.
8. Sheepish. Makna: tersipu-sipu. Contoh: A girl seemed sheepish when she visited her boyfriend.
9. Goatee. Makna: jenggot yang panjang. Contoh: Do you know how to grow a goatee?
10. Lion's share. Makna: Porsi paling besar. Contoh: The winner will get lion's share of the contract!

Idiom of the Week #6

1) level with. Arti: ngomong/ bilang terus terang pada seseorang. "Alright, I'm gonna level with you. I don't want you anymore."
2) by mistake. Arti: karena khilaf. "I left my purse in the toilet by mistake."
3) heart of gold. Arti: hati yang baik. "My neighbor has been nice to me. She has a heart of gold."
4) one's heart skips a beat. Arti: terkejut; senang sekali. "My heart skips a beat every time I see her."
5) roll with the punches. Arti: menerima dengan tenang dan tanpa putus asa. "I roll with the punches if it comes to bad news."
6) hit the rock bottom. Arti: berada pada titik terendah dalam hidup. "He hit the rock bottom when he lost his only daughter."
7) green with envy. Arti: sangat iri. "She is leaving for Paris tomorrow for Summer holiday, and I am green with envy."
8) so to speak. Arti: pada hakikatnya/ intinya; dapat dikatakan (bahwa). "The invention was, so to speak, a work of genius."
9) read one like a book. Arti: tahu/ kenal benar tentang sesuatu/ seseorang. "I have known you for years. I can read you like a book."
10) in a nutshell. Arti: singkat kata. "So in a nutshell, your computer is broken and you need to buy a new one."
Compiled and written by @NenoNeno at @EnglishTips4U on October 19, 2011

idiom using the word "play"

1) play fair. Arti: bersikap jujur. "Please play fair with me. Tell me the truth."
2) play one's cards right. Arti: bertindak tepat (dalam memanfaatkan peluang). "Play your cards right and you'll be successful."
3) play possum. Arti: berdiam diri. "Don't play possum and pretend you don't know anything. Say something!"
4) play it cool. Arti: sangat tenang atau berhati-hati. "Don't worry. Whenever you meet the boss, just play it cool."
5) play with fire. Arti: bermain api/ mencari masalah. "You play with fire if you tease that girl. Her father is not gonna like it."
6) play up to. Arti: mencari muka. "She played up to the professor, hoping she would be his favorite student."
7) play the field. Arti: berganti pacar atau teman jalan. "Since he broke up, he thinks it is OK to play the field."
8) play up. Arti: menonjolkan. "Play up your sweet personality so everyone will remember you."
9) play the devil. Arti: mengacaukan. "Please stop playing the devil with my plan. I really want this to happen."
10) play it safe. Arti: bersikap supaya aman/ tidak mengambil resiko. "They played it safe tonight and did not win the competition."
Compiled and written by @NenoNeno at @EnglishTips4U on November 5, 2011

'Also', 'Too', and 'As well'

‘Also’, ‘too’, & ‘as well’ sama2 digunakan u/ menyatakan ‘juga’ tetapi memiliki aturan yg berbeda dlm penggunaannya.

‘Also’ biasa diletakkan sblm k.kerja,bisa juga di akhir kalimat. Sementara ‘too’ & ‘as well’ selalu diletakkan di akhir kalimat.

‘Also’ & ‘as well’ banyak dijumpai dlm konteks kalimat formal sedangkan ‘too’ lebih sering dipakai dlm konteks kalimat informal.

Contoh:  Dani has a dog at home. a) Risa also has a dog at her home. b) Risa has a dog too. c) Risa has a dog as well.

One or Ones as Pronoun

• One dan Ones digunakan saat kita menggabungkan 2 kalimat dengan objek yang sama, tapi dengan sifat yang lain.

• One dan Ones dipakai untuk menggantikan benda atau objek, jadi tidak perlu lagi diikuti dengan kata benda sesudahnya.

• One dipakai untuk menggantikan kata benda atau objek tunggal, sedangkan ones dipakai untuk kata benda atau objek jamak.

Contoh 'one': Herry is a friendly boy, but Jimmy is a talkative one. One menggantikan 'boy'.

Contoh 'ones': My puppies are brown-white, but those ones are black. Ones menggantikan 'puppies'.

Perhatikan: setelah menggunakan kata ganti one/ones, kata benda yang digantikan tidak perlu disebut kembali.

• BENAR: Herry is a friendly boy, but Jimmy is a talkative one.
• SALAH: Herry is a friendly boy, but Jimmy is a talkative one boy.

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PRACTICE

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Choose True (T) or False (F), and correct the mistake. 

1) This woman is fat, but that one is thin.

2) This long candle is white, but that short ones is red.

3) This necklace is made of gold, but that ones is made of silver.

4) These apples are red, but those one are green.

5) These pens are ours, but those ones pens are theirs.

6) We buy yellow shawls, but they buy green one.

7) I shall buy a cheap drink, but he will buy an expensive ones.

8) This problem is easy, but that one is difficult.

9) That train might be old, but it is a fast one.

10) He drives a red car, but his wife drives a white ones.

Key Answer:
1) T; 2) F (one); 3) F (one); 4) F (ones); 5) F (those ones are); 6) F (ones); 7) F (one); 8) T; 9) T; 10) F (one).