Syifa's Blog: Maret 2016

USE OF PREPOSITION

Used to point out specific time:

Math class will start at 11:30 a.m.

Used to indicate a place:

There were hundreds of people at the concert last night.

Used to indicate an email address:

Please email me tonight at harry@potter.com

Used to indicate an activity:

She’s good at writing poetry.

Used for unspecific times during a day, month, season, and year:

We will go to the beach in the summer.

Used to indicate a location or place:

We would have lunch in the restaurant.

Used to indicate a shape, color, or size:

The students sit in a circle.

Used to express while doing something:

In preparing for the examination, I will study harder than last semester.

Used to indicate a belief, opinion, interest, or feeling:

I am so interested in art.

Used for belonging to, relating to, or connected with:

He is my cousin; he is a son of my uncle.

Used to indicate reference:

we got a discount of 30 percent on the purchase.

Used to indicate an amount or number:

I ate a slice of bread this morning.

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward, or direction of something:

We went to the beach last week.

Used to indicate a limit or an ending point:

The stock prices rise up to 150 dollars.

Used to indicate relationship:

I sent my resume to the company to apply a job.

Used to indicate a time or period:

She’s been studying from morning to the night.

For

Used to indicate the use of something:

He is studying hard for the final exam.

Used to mean because of:

I am so glad for you.

Used to indicate time or duration:

I’ve been waiting her for an hour.

COMMON COMBINATION AND PREPOSITION

Verb + Preposition Combinations

Adapt to

When you go overseas you must adapt to the habits and obey the rules.

Arrive in (city, country)

We arrived in Singapore two hours ago.

Apologize for

I apologize for being late. I promise I will never do this again.

Belong to

This book belongs to Hanna.

Complain about

She’s complaining about her salary.

Disagree with

I disagree with you.

Laugh at

I laughed at him while he is joking.

Some Verb Presosition Combination take two objects.

Excuse…for

The teacher cannot excuse us for being late.

Prefer…to

I prefer English to Mathematic.

Remind…of

She reminded me of my old friend.

Thank…for

I thank her for borrow me her laptop.

Adjective + Preposition Combinations

Adjective Presosition combinations with verb "be"

Be afraid of

She is afraid of frogs.

Be bored with

I am so bored with my job.

Be surprised by

She was surprised by the news.

Be worried about

I am worried about my math score.

Because of

Because of the blackout, I can’t watch my favorite movie.

Prepositions in Fixed Phrases.

In addition to

In addition to learning English, she learns Spanish too.

Along with

I ate some fruit along with some cakes.

As well as

I enjoy math as well as chemistry.

References:

http://www.talkenglish.com/grammar/prepositions-on-at-in.aspx

http://www.talkenglish.com/grammar/prepositions-of-to-for.aspx

http://www.english4dummies.com/verb-prepositions-combinations-list-with-examples/

http://www.michigan-proficiency-exams.com/preposition-combinations.html

TUGAS BAHASA INGGRIS BISNIS 2

Commonly Misused Words

Accept, except
Accept : is a verb meaning to receive.

Except : is usually a preposition meaning excluding.

Example

Mina has been accepted in Berlin Company.

All students get a low score in math except Ana.

There, their, they’re

There : it is for specifying place; it also an expletive; the opposite of here.

Their : possessive pronoun, telling the reader what they own.

They’re : is a contraction of they are.

Example

There are seven colors in the rainbow. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

She was waiting out there for an hour.

Farid and Farah will celebrate their wedding next week.

We are spending our holiday in Bali.

To, too, two

To : a preposition

Too : an adverb; usually used as also when adding or including some additional information.

Two : a number.

Example

I will go to your birthday party tonight.

The party has ended two hours ago.

It was too late to come to the party.

Here, hear

Here : means at, in, or toward a place.

Hear : means to perceive sound or to listen.

Example

We have been living here since two years ago.

I’m glad to hear that you’ve been accepted in the company.

Whose, who’s

Whose : is the possessive form of who. It means belonging to whom.

Who’s : is a contraction of either who is or who has.

Example

The doctor is with a patient whose leg was broken in an accident.

Who’s she? Is she a new student here?

Weather, whether

Weather : noun; it refers to climate. Verb; it means to withstand something.

Whether : a conjunction which joins two words or phrases together.

Example

The anchorman will announce today's weather soon.

She will receive it whether she like it or not.

Assistance, assistants

Assistance : help or aid. Assistants : people who provide help.

Example

This assignment could not be finish without assistance.

The assistants had been trained in a month.

Confusingly Related Words

Can/may

Can : verb; to have ability to do something.
May : verb; to express permission or possibility.

Example

He can speak four languages, English, Mandarin, Spanish, and Japanese.

May I know your name?

Fewer/less

Fewer : adjective; used with items that can be counted and plural nouns.

Less : adjective; used with mass items that cannot be counted and singular nouns.

Example

She has fewer books than mine.

She wants a coffee with less sugar in it.

He/him/himself

He : pronoun; the subject of clause or a complement pronoun.

Him : pronoun; a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition.

Himself : pronoun; a reflexive pronoun used to emphasize or refer back to the subject.

Example

He has been selected as our school representative for the National Olympic in Bandung.

I told him to borrow me his novel.

He himself writes this novel.

Good/well

Good : adjective; meaning of favorable quality in describing a noun or pronoun; meaning fit,
wholesome, or healthy spirit in describing a person’s well-being.
Well : adverb; meaning satisfactorily, skillfully in describing an action; adjective; meaning a fit, healthy in describing a person’s health.

Example

He is good in playing soccer.

They serve their customers well.

I/me/myself

I : pronoun; a subject of a clause or a complement pronoun.

Me : pronoun; a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition.

Myself : pronoun; a reflexive pronoun used to emphasize or refer back to the subject.

Example

I am studying English now.

He said that he was planning to play soccer with me.

I have to take care of myself.

Shall/will

Shall : helping verb; denotes future time in the first in formal writing.

Will : helping verb; used with all three persons in business style.

Example

We shall do our assignment tomorrow.

I will send you an email tonight.

That/which

That : pronoun; refers to animals or things; introduce a restrictive essential subordinate clause.
Which : pronoun; refers to animals or things; introduce a nonrestrictive or nonessential subordinate clause.

Example