Use of Preposition and Common Combination and Preposition

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Use of Preposition

A preposition is a word that links a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to some other part of the sentence.
At, On, In, Of, By, From, Into, etc.
Examples :

At
Used to point out specific time

  • I will meet you at 10 p.m.
  • She will arrive at 8 a.m.

Used to indicate a place

  • There is a party at Fie's house.
  • We saw animals at the zoo.

Used to indicate an email address
 Please email me at FNN216@yhaa.com.

Used to indicate an activity:

  • He laughed at my joke.
  • I am good at singing.

In
Used for unspecific times during a day, month, season, year
  •             Mom always cooks for breakfast in the morning.
  •             In the summer, we have a rainy season for three weeks.
  •             The concert start in March.

Used to indicate a location or place:

  •             She looked me directly in the eyes.
  •             I am currently staying in a house.
  •             My hometown is Los Angeles, which is in California.
Used to indicate a shape, color, or size:

  •             This decorating is mostly in blue.
  •             The students stood in a circle.
  •             This dresses comes in six different sizes.
Used to express while doing something:

  •              In preparing for the final report, we revised the tone three times.
  •              A catch phrase needs to be impressive in marketing a product.
Used to indicate a belief, opinion, interest, or feeling:

  •              I believe in the next life.
  •             We are not interested in gambling.

Common Combination and Preposition

Adjactive + Preposition Combination
Examples :

Scared of
Used to explain about scare

  •             She is scared of being alone at home.
  •             Naya is scared of losing her book.
Happy About
Used to explain about happiness

  •              Lulu was happy about graduating today.
  •              I was happy about winning the contest.

Verb + Preposition Combination
Examples :

Belong to
·         Be a possession of

  •             This book is belong to me
  •             I am belong to you
Talk to
Give advise, reproof, or make an informal speech

  •             She won't talk to her friend
  •              I wanna talk to you about something


Sumber :
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/adjective_prep_gerund_list.htm
http://www.english4dummies.com/verb-prepositions-combinations-list-with-examples/
http://www.talkenglish.com/grammar/prepositions-on-at-in.aspx

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