Prepositions, Nouns,

Pronouns, Quantifiers
TPIP211207 Bahasa Inggris
Source:
Azar and Hagen (2009);
Seonaid (2012)
Preposition
• A preposition is a word—and almost always a very
small, very common word—that shows direction,
location, or time, or that introduces an object.
• Prepositions are typically followed by an object,
which can be a noun (noon), a noun phrase (the
door), or a pronoun (you).
• Prepositions: on, in, at, by, with, for, over, under, of,
to, behind, in front of, next to, between, near, above,
below, etc.
Prepositions
• She paid for lunch __in__ advance, so we don't
need to pay now.
• I went to the wrong house __by__ mistake.
• Please make sure that you’re __on__ time for the
class.
• I was walking to the station and __by__ chance I
saw the glove that I'd lost on the ground.
• I love eating out in London. __For__ instance, one
of my favorite restaurants has amazing Japanese
food.
• I think the cat is __in__ danger on that high roof.
 Prepositions of PLACE
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Adjectives + Prepositions
• 1. England is famous ________ its rainy weather.
• 1. England is famous for its rainy weather.

• 2. I'm very proud ________ my daughter, she

worked very hard.
• 2. I'm very proud of my daughter, she worked very
hard.

• 3. He isn't really interested ________ getting

married.
• 3. He isn't really interested in getting married.
Adjectives + Prepositions
• 4. Luke is very pleased ________ his exam results.
• 4. Luke is very pleased with his exam results.

• 5. Unfortunately, I'm very bad ________ music.

• 5. Unfortunately, I'm very bad at music.

• 6. I've been married ________ my husband for 10

years.
• 6. I've been married to my husband for 10 years.
Adjectives + Prepositions
• 7. She's very excited ________ the party.
• 7. She's very excited about the party.

• 8. Julie is very different ________ her sister.

• 8. Julie is very different from her sister.

• 9. My niece is afraid ________ dogs.

• 9. My niece is afraid of dogs.
Prepositions of Place 1
• 1. He’s swimming ______ the river.
• 1. He’s swimming in the river.

• 2. Where’s Julie? She’s ______ school.

• 2. Where’s Julie? She’s at school.

• 3. The plant is ______ the table.

• 3. The plant is on the table.
Prepositions of Place 1
• 4. There is a spider ______ the bath.
• 4. There is a spider in the bath.

• 5. Please put those apples ______ the bowl.

• 5. Please put those apples in the bowl.

• 6. Frank is ______ holiday for three weeks.

• 6. Frank is on holiday for three weeks.
Prepositions of Place 1
• 7. There are two pockets ______ this bag.
• 7. There are two pockets on this bag.

• 8. I read the story ______ the newspaper.

• 8. I read the story in the newspaper.

• 9. The cat is sitting ______ the chair.

• 9. The cat is sitting on the chair.
Prepositions of Place 2
• 1. The wine is ______ the bottle.
• 1. The wine is in the bottle.

• 2. Pass me the dictionary, it's ______ the bookshelf.

• 2. Pass me the dictionary, it's on the bookshelf.

• 3. Jennifer is ______ work.

• 3. Jennifer is at work.
Prepositions of Place 2
• 4. Berlin is ______ Germany.
• 4. Berlin is in Germany.

• 5. You have something ______ your face.

• 5. You have something on your face.

• 6. Turn left ______ the traffic lights.

• 6. Turn left at the traffic lights.
Prepositions of Place 2
• 7. She was listening to classical music ______ the
radio.
• 7. She was listening to classical music on the
radio.

• 8. He has a house ______ the river.

• 8. He has a house on the river.

• 9. The answer is ______ the bottom of the page.

• 9. The answer is at the bottom of the page.
Time Prepositions One
• 1. Lucy is arriving ____ February the 13th ____ 8 o'clock
____ the morning.
• 1. Lucy is arriving on February the 13th at 8 o'clock in
the morning.

• 2. The weather is often terrible in London _____

January.
• 2. The weather is often terrible in London in January.

• 3. It’s better to get a taxi if you are out alone _____

night.
• 3. It’s better to get a taxi if you are out alone at night.
Time Prepositions One
• 4. She got married _____ September.
• 4. She got married in September.

• 5. They usually go to the south of France _____ the

summer.
• 5. They usually go to the south of France in the
summer.

• 6. Columbus sailed to the Americas _____ the 16th

century.
• 6. Columbus sailed to the Americas in the 16th
century.
Time Prepositions One
• 7. The Beatles were popular _____ the 1960s.
• 7. The Beatles were popular in the 1960s.

• 8. I graduated from university _____ 2001.

• 8. I graduated from university in 2001.

• 9. His birthday is _____ June.

• 9. His birthday is in June.
Time Prepositions Two
• 1. There was a loud noise which woke us up ____
midnight.
• 1. There was a loud noise which woke us up at
midnight.

• 2. Do you usually eat chocolate eggs ____ Easter?

• 2. Do you usually eat chocolate eggs at Easter?

• 3. What are you doing ____ the weekend?

• 3. What are you doing at the weekend?
Time Prepositions Two
• 4. ____ last week, I worked until 9pm ____ every
night.
• 4. _ last week, I worked until 9pm _ every night.

• 5. My father always reads the paper ____ breakfast

time.
• 5. My father always reads the paper at breakfast
time.

• 6. She plays tennis ____ Fridays.

• 6. She plays tennis on Fridays.
Time Prepositions Two
• 7. The trees here are really beautiful ____ the
spring.
• 7. The trees here are really beautiful in the spring.

• 8. I’ll see you ____ Tuesday afternoon, then.

• 8. I’ll see you on Tuesday afternoon, then.

• 9. Shakespeare died ____ 1616.

• 9. Shakespeare died in 1616.
Verbs and Prepositions 1
• 1. Stop worrying __________ your exam - everything
will be fine.
• 1. Stop worrying about your exam - everything will be
fine.

• 2. I've waited __________ Judy for 30 minutes. I’m

going home.
• 2. I've waited for Judy for 30 minutes. I’m going
home.

• 3. Stop talking and concentrate __________ your work.

• 3. Stop talking and concentrate on your work.
Verbs and Prepositions 1
• 4. Don't forget to pay __________ the newspaper.
• 4. Don't forget to pay for the newspaper.

• 5. He explained the computer program __________

me.
• 5. He explained the computer program to me.

• 6. I don't know what we'll do at the weekend. It

depends __________ the weather.
• 6. I don't know what we'll do at the weekend. It
depends on the weather.
Verbs and Prepositions 1
• 7. She will arrive __________ Beijing at 3 p.m.
• 7. She will arrive in Beijing at 3 p.m.

• 8. I like to listen __________ the radio when I wake

up.
• 8. I like to listen to the radio when I wake up.

• 9. He borrowed £20 __________ his brother.

• 9. He borrowed £20 from his brother.
Verbs and Prepositions 2
• 1. It’s so noisy – I can’t concentrate _____ my
homework.
• 1. It’s so noisy – I can’t concentrate on my homework.

• 2. Don’t worry – I’ll pay _____ the tickets.

• 2. Don’t worry – I’ll pay for the tickets.

• 3. The car belongs _____ my father, so I don’t think we

can use it.
• 3. The car belongs to my father, so I don’t think we
can use it.
Verbs and Prepositions 2
• 4. I borrowed a pen _____ my classmate.
• 4. I borrowed a pen from my classmate.

• 5. I’ve been waiting _____ the bus for more than

twenty minutes!
• 5. I’ve been waiting for the bus for more than twenty
minutes!

• 6. Julie: “What time shall we eat dinner?” Gill: “It

depends _____ John – we’ll eat when he gets home”.
• 6. Julie: “What time shall we eat dinner?” Gill: “It
depends on John – we’ll eat when he gets home”.
Verbs and Prepositions 2
• 7. When we arrived _____ the cinema, the film had
already started.
• 7. When we arrived at the cinema, the film had
already started.

• 8. Please explain this problem _____ us.

• 8. Please explain this problem to us.

• 9. She was listening _____ the radio when the doorbell

rang.
• 9. She was listening to the radio when the doorbell
rang.
Noun
• Nouns make up the largest class of words in
most languages, including English.
• A noun is a word that refers to a thing
(book), a person (Noah Webster), an animal
(cat), a place (Omaha), a quality (softness),
an idea (justice), or an action (yodeling). It's
usually a single word, but not always: cake,
shoes, school bus, and time and a half are
all nouns.
Common or Proper Nouns
• San Francisco (Proper)
• John Smith (Proper)
• Brother (Common)
• Motorbike (Common)
• Museum of Modern Art (Proper)
• September (Proper)
• Girl (Common)
• Morocco (Proper)
• Park (Common)
• Lucy (Proper)
Pronoun
• A pronoun is a word that is used instead of
a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns refer to
either a noun that has already been
mentioned or to a noun that does not need
to be named specifically.
• The most common pronouns are the
personal pronouns, which refer to the
person or people speaking or writing (first
person), the person or people being
spoken to (second person), or other people
or things (third person).
Indefinite Pronouns
• She wants to live __somewhere__ by the sea (in a
certain place).
• She put __everything__ in the box, all the things
that she had.
• Does __anybody__ have a phone charger? (I don't
know if a person has a charger or not.)
• We went __nowhere__ this weekend. We stayed at
home.
• She didn't bring __anything__ to the party.
• Is there __anything__ in the room?
Indefinite Pronouns
Quantifier
• One that quantifies: such as
• a: a prefixed operator that binds the
variables in a logical formula by specifying
their quantity
• b: a limiting noun modifier (such as five in
"the five young men") expressive of quantity
and characterized by occurrence before the
descriptive adjectives in a noun phrase
A Little / Little / A Few / Few
• I have __a little__ water left. There's enough to
share.
• I have __a few__ good friends. I'm not lonely.
• He has __little__ education. He can't read or write,
and he can hardly count.
• There are __few__ people she really trusts. It's a bit
sad.
• We've got __a little__ time at the weekend. Would
you like to meet?
• Julie gave us __a few__ apples from her garden.
Shall we share them?
Quantifier