Jumat, 10 Mei 2013

preposition : in on at

meskipun sepele, penggunaan in on dan at kadang mmembuat kita pusing karena bingung harus memakai yang mana. berikut adalah penjabaran dari penggunaannya. semoga bermanfaat.
  
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IN
Use 'in' months and years and periods of time:
  • in January
  • in 1978
  • in the twenties
Use 'in' a period of time in the future:
  • in a few weeks
  • in a couple of days
AT
Use 'at' with precise time:
  • at six o'clock
  • at 10.30
  • at two p.m.
ON
Use 'on' with days of the week:
  • on Monday
  • on Fridays
Use 'on' with specific calendar days:
  • on Christmas day
  • on October 22nd
IMPORTANT NOTES
in the morning / afternoon / evening - at night
We say in the morning, afternoon or evening BUT we say 'at night'

PLACE
Use 'in' with spaces:
  • in a room / in a building
  • in a garden / in a park
Use 'in' with bodies of water:
  • in the water
  • in the sea
  • in a river
Use 'in' with lines:
  • in a row / in a line
  • in a queue
AT
Use 'at' with places:
  • at the bus-stop
  • at the door
  • at the cinema
  • at the end of the street
Use 'at' with places on a page:
  • at the top of the page
  • at the bottom of the page
Use 'at' in groups of people:
  • at the back of the class
  • at the front of the class
ON
Use 'on' with surfaces:
  • on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor
  • on the table
Use 'on' with small islands:
  • I stayed on Maui.
Use 'on' with directions:
  • on the left
  • on the right
  • straight on
IMPORTANT NOTES
In / at / on the corner
We say 'in the corner of a room', but 'at the corner (or 'on the corner') of a street'
In / at / on the front
  • We say 'in the front / in the back' of a car
  • We say 'at the front / at the back' of buildings / groups of people
  • We say 'on the front / on the back' of a piece of paper

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