Object of Prepositions

FIRZA SYARIFAH
HESTI NUR RAHAYU

INTAN MARGARETH CHYNTIA
NURUL PRATIWI
ACCOUNTING PROGRAM
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS
RIAU UNIVERSITY
2015
Prepositions
Preposition is a word, which is used before a noun, a noun phrase or a pronoun ,
connecting it to another word.
Kinds of Prepositions:
 Simple prepositions: Prepositions which consists only one word.
e.g. in, on, at, with, against etc..,
 Compound prepositions: Prepositions which consists of two or more words.
e.g. instead of, in the middle of, by the side of etc..,
Some Common Prepositions

after, around, at, before, between, during, from, on, until, at, in,
Prepositions of time:
from, since, for, during, within
above, across, against, along, among, around, at, behind, below,
beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, in, inside, into, near,
Prepositions of place:
off, on, opposite, out, over, past, through, to, toward, under,
underneath
Prepositions of
at, for, on, to, in, into, onto, between
direction/movement:
Prepositions of manner: by, on, in, like, with
Other types of
by, with , of, for, by, like, as
prepositions:
Object of Prepositions
The words that follow a preposition are called the object of the preposition, which
can be either a noun, pronoun, gerund or noun clause.
Example Sentences Object of a Preposition

Object of a
Preposition
Example Sentences Object of a Preposition
I don’t believe in zodiac.
(Saya tidak percaya zodiak.)
Noun
Yulia is really into Ninjutsu.
(Yulia benar-benar tertarik Ninjutsu.)
In my opinion, we should buy her a new jacket.
Noun Phrase
(Menurut pendapat saya, kita harus membelikannya sebuah jaket baru.)
He didn’t say anything during the trip.
(Dia tidak berbicara apapun selama perjalanan.)
I just got good news from him.
(Saya baru mendapat berita gembira darinya.)
Pronoun
My sister is reading the newspaper next to her.
(Saudariku sedang membaca koran di sebelahnya.)
She is reading an book about swimming.
(Dia sedang membaca sebuah buku tentang berenang.)
Gerund (phrase) You should feel ashamed for giving bribes to win the election. [gerund
phrase]
(Kamu seharusnya malu memberi suap untuk memenangkan pemilihan.)
Tomorrow we will discuss about what is mental illness.
(Besok kita akan diskusi tentang apa itu penyakit mental.)
Noun Clause I thank my English teacher for how he taught me some tricks.
(Saya berterima kasih pada guru bahasa Inggris untuk bagaimana dia
mengajarkan saya beberapa trik.)
Example :
1. Mark Twain _____ the years after the Civil War the “Gilded Age.”
(A) called
(B) calling
(C) he called
(D) his calls
Analisa:
Kalimat diatas sudah memiliki Subject yaitu Mark Twain, tapi belum memiliki
verb.
Jawaban terbaik adalah (A) called karena kalimtanya berbetuk simple past.
2. Early ____ toes instead of hooves on their feet.

(A) horses
(B) had horses
(C) horses had
(D) horses having
Analisa:
Kalimat diatas belum memiliki Subject dan juga Verb.
Jawaban terbaik adalah (C) karena horses Subject dan had verb. Kalimat juga
berbentuk simple past, jadi jawaban (C) adalah terbaik.
3. ______ grow close to the ground in the short Arctic summer.
(A) Above tundra plants
(B) Tundra plants
(C) Tundra plants are found
(D) For tundra plants
Analisa:
Kalimat diatas belum memiliki Subject tapi sudah memiliki Verb yaitu grow.
Jawaban terbaik adalah (B) tundra plants karena tundra plants adalah subject.
4. In 1867, ____ Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million.

(A) purchased the United States
(B) to purchase the United States
(C) the United States’ purchase of
(D) the United States purchased
Analisa:
Kalimat diatas belum memiliki Subject dan Verb.
Jawaban terbaik adalah (D) karena the united states adalah subject dan
purchased adalah verb.
5. Between 1725 and 1750, New England witnessed an increase in the

specialization of _____.
(A) occupations
(B) occupies
(C) they occupied
(D) it occupied them
Analisa:
Kalimat diatas sudah memiliki subject yaitu New England dan verb yaitu
witnessed.
Jawaban terbaik adalah (A) occupations karena setelah of harus noun.
Who and Whom
The problem seems to be with who and whom. These two words are no different
from pairings like I/me, he/him, she/her, we/us, and they/them, but they are
responsible for a lot more grammar mistakes.
The word whom is the objective case of who, and this pairing causes some
confusion. (This is covered more in the lesson Who and Whom.)
Examples:
o Andy saw the scouts, at least one of whom was armed, through the
mist.
(Whom – objective case after the preposition of)
o Against whom did you protest if there was nobody present?
(Whom – objective case after the preposition against)
ADJECTIVE CLAUSE PRONOUNS USED AS THE OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION
She is the woman In very formal English , the preposition comes at
the beginning of the adjective clause ,as (a) and (e)
I told you about her. .Usually, however, in every day usage, the
preposition come after the subject and verb of the
(a) She is the woman about whom I told you. adjective clause, as in the other examples.
Note: If the preposition preposition comes at the
(b) She is the woman who (m) I told you beginning of the adjective clause, only whom or
about. which may be used .A preposition is never
immediately followed by that or who.*
(c) ) She is the woman that (m) I told you
about.
(d) ) She is the woman  I told you about.
The music was good.
We listened to it last night.
(e) The music to which we listened last

night was good.
(f) The music which we listened to last

night was good.
(g) The music that we listened to last night

was good.
(h) The music  we listened to last night

was good
* INCORRECT: She is the woman about who I told you.
INCORRECT: The music to that we listened last night was

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FIRZA SYARIFAH

HESTI NUR RAHAYU

Some Common Prepositions

Example Sentences Object of a Preposition

2. Early ____ toes instead of hooves on their feet.

4. In 1867, ____ Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million.

5. Between 1725 and 1750, New England witnessed an increase in the

(d) ) She is the woman  I told you about.

The music was good.

We listened to it last night.

(e) The music to which we listened last

(f) The music which we listened to last

(g) The music that we listened to last night

(h) The music  we listened to last night

* INCORRECT: She is the woman about who I told you.

INCORRECT: The music to that we listened last night was

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