Skill
2 : OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS
Objek (apa yang datang setelah)
preposition (kata depan) mesti berbentuk noun (kata benda) ataupun pronoun
(kata ganti). Contoh dari preposition yaitu in, at, of, to, by, on,
behind, dan lain-lain. Silahkan lihat kamus untuk mengetahui bentuk
preposition.
Contoh:
After his exams Tom
will take a trip by boat.
Pada kalimat di atas
terdapat dua preposition: after dan by. Kata exam (noun) merupakan objek dari
preposition after, dan boat merupakan objek dari preposition by.
Objek dari preposition dapat
membuat pelajar kebingungan di tes TOEFL bagian structure/grammar. Yang mesti Anda pahami
bahwa objek dari preposition bukanlah subjek dari kalimat.
Contoh soal-soal TOEFL
With his friends _____ found
the movie theater.
a) has
b) he
c) later
d) when
Pada
kalimat di atas terdapat kata kerja "found". Sementara subjek tidak
terdapat. Olehnya yang kita perlukan dalam pilihan jawaban yaitu subject.
Kata "friend" dalam kalimat di atas bukanlah subjek dari kalimat
karena friend adalah object dari preposition "with". Dari ke empat
pilihan di atas hanya pilihan b (he) yang bisa dijadikan sebagai subject.
Olehnya jawaban dari kalimat di atas yaitu b (he). Has (verb), later (adverb),
dan when (conjunction).
Pada skill 2 sebuah preposition diikuti oleh noun atau
pronoun. Noun atau pronoun yang berposisi seperti ini diistilahkan sebagai
object of preposition. Dan jika noun / pronoun menjadi object dari preposition
maka noun / pronoun itu bukanlah subjeck dari kalimat.
Contoh Soal :
Each of the following sentences contains one or
mor e prepositional phrases. Underline the subjects once and
the verbs twice. Circle the prepositional phrases that come before
the verb. The n indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect
(I).
______ 1. The interviews (by radio broadcasters) were carried live
by the station.
______ 2. (in the last possible moment)(before takeoff) took
his seat in the airplane.
______ 3. At the neighborhood flower shop, flowers in quantities of a
dozen or a half dozen can
be delivered for free.
______ 4. The progressive reading methods at this school are given
credit for the improved test scores.
______ 5. For the last three years at various hospitals in the county
has been practicing medicine.
______ 6. In the past a career in politics was not considered
acceptable in some circles.
______ 7. Shopping in the downtown area of the city it has improved a
lot in recent years.
______ 8. At the building site the carpenters with the most experience
were given the most intricate work.
______ 9. For the fever and headache took two aspirin tablets.
______ 10. The report with complete documentation was delivered at the
conference.
Kunci
jawaban
___C___ 1. The interviews (by radio broadcasters) were
carried live
by the station.
___I___ 2. (in the last possible
moment)(before takeoff) took his seat in the airplane.
(kehilangan subject)
___C___ 3. (At the neighborhood
flower shop), flowers (in quantities of a dozen or a half
dozen) can
be delivered (for free).
___C___ 4. The progressive
reading methods (at this school) are given credit
(for the improved test scores).
___I___ 5. (For the last three
years) (at various hospitals) (in the county) has been practicing
medicine. (kehilangan subject)
___C___ 6. (In the past) a career (in
politics) was not considered acceptable in some
circles.
___I___ 7. Shopping (in
the downtown area of the city) it has improved a
lot (in recent years).
___C___ 8. (At the building
site) the carpenters (with the most experience) were
given the most intricate work.
___I___ 9. (For the fever and
headache) took two aspirin tablets.
(kehilangan subject)
___C___ 10. The report (with
complete documentation) was delivered (at the
conference).
Yang digaris bawahi
merupakan subject kalimat. Yang digaris bawahi dan di hitamkan (bold)
merupakan verb dari kalimat. Yang di beri kurung merupakan
prepositionla phrase. Prepositional phrase yaitu preposition + object of
preposition. Misal saja pada no. 1 kita lihat "by radio broadcaster."
by merupakan preposition sedangkan radio brodcaster ialah object dari
preposition "by." Jadi "by radio broadcaster" merupakan
prepositional phrase.
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