Cara Tepat Menggunakan Preposisi By, For dan To

Sebenarnya apa sih yang dimaksud dengan preposisi? Preposisi merupakan sebuah kata atau kelompok kata yang digunakan sebelum noun, pronoun, atau noun phrase untuk menunjukkan arah, waktu, tempat, lokasi, dan memperkenalkan suatu objek. Beberapa contoh preposisi antara lain seperti in, at, on, of, by, for, dan to.

Setiap preposisi berbeda-beda cara penggunaannya. Berikut ini akan dijelaskan mengenai cara tepat menggunakan preposisi by, for dan to. Yuk langsung saja!

BY

1. By + Location = Near

Contoh:

• My favorite coffee shop is by the river.

• I want to stay by your side.

2. By + Point in time = Deadline

Contoh:

• Students must enroll by the end of September.

• Please send us the payment by tomorrow.

• Guests must vacate their hotel rooms by 12 pm.

3. By + Number, time period, % = Amount of change

Contoh:

• The price increased by $50.

• Support dropped by 25%.

• Life expectancy improved by 3 years.

4. By + Method of transport = How to travel somewhere

Contoh:

• I go to work by train.

• Alice went to Jakarta by plane.

• My Niece often goes to Bandung by car.

FOR

1. For + Verb-ing / Noun Phrase = Purpose

Contoh:

• I bought those ingredients for cooking.

• I cooked spaghetti for lunch.

• This place is for my birthday party.

2. For + length of time = Duration of an action or condition

Contoh:

• I rent this car for a week.

• Can you stay for 30 minutes?

• I need you to focus for a second.

3. Common Expressions with For

Contoh:

• For a while

• For now

• To go for

• To look for

• To work for

TO

1. To + Destination = Movement

Contoh:

• My sister goes to bed at 9 pm.

• All of us went to Canada.

• Please send it back to me.

2. To + Limit = Maximum/Minimum

Contoh:

• The price increased to $30.

• Efficiency dropped to 20%.

• The books were stacked to the roof!

3. Show Relationship

Contoh:

• This book is very important to me.

• Please respond to her message.

• My answer to your question is in this envelop.

4. Show Time, Time Periods

Contoh:

• I work 9 to 6.

• The movie is 8:00 to 10:00.

• It’s now ten to five.

Bagaimana? Ternyata sangat mudah ya cara yang tepat menggunakan preposisi by, for dan to. Kamu juga bisa belajar materi tentang preposisi lainnya, seperti prepositional phrase yang artikelnya bisa kamu dapatkan di EF Blog.

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