Language Features
Language Features
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
Prepositional phrase is a combination of preposition and the object (object of
preposition) which can be a noun (phrase), pronoun, atau gerund.
because of
because of something else
something else
together with my
together with my parents
parents
No Contoh Kalimat Prepositional Phrase
The car in front of me ran the red light.
(Mobil di depan saya menerobos lampu merah.)
1
Keterangan:
Adjectival prepositional phrase menerangkan noun “car” dan mengatakan “which man”.
Is the bag on the floor yours?
(Apakah tas di lantai punyamu?)
2
Keterangan:
Adjectival prepositional phrase menerangkan noun “bag” dan mengatakan “which bag”.
She is still sitting in the waiting room.
(Dia masih duduk di ruang tunggu.)
3
Keterangan:
Adverbial prepositional phrase menerangkan verb “is sitting” dan menjawab pertanyaan “Where is she sitting?”
*Modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that functions as an adverb for the participle
*Complement can be an object if the participle is a transitive verb.
Contoh Clause Contoh Kalimat Participial Phrase
adverbial clause
Learning Math, she turned off the TV. cause & effect
Because she was learning Math, she turned off the TV.
(sebab akibat)
(Karena dia sedang belajar matematika, dia mematikan TV.)
ADJECTIVE PHRASE
Adjective phrases have two forms, namely predicative and attributive.
1. Predicative adjective is an adjective phrase that has a function as a predicate. It is located after the verb and has
no purpose to describe the noun.
2. Attributive adjective is adjective which has the opposite function of predicate adjective. If the predicate adjective
does not function as an explanatory noun, but for the adjective attribute it is used to describe the noun. This phrase is
placed before a noun.