USE OF PREPOSITIONS AND COMMON COMBINATION AND PREPOSITION

USE OF PREPOSITIONS

A preposition is a word that links a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to some other part of the sentence.

A preposition is used to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object.

Here are a few common prepositions and examples.

At

1. Used to point out specific time:

• I will meet you at 12 p.m.
• The bus will stop here at 5:45 p.m.

2. Used to indicate a place:

• There is a party at the club house.
• There were hundreds of people at the park.
• We saw a baseball game at the stadium.

3. Used to indicate an email address:

• Please email me at abc@defg.com.

4. Used to indicate an activity:

• He laughed at my acting.
• I am good at drawing a portrait.

COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS AND CONFUSINGLY RELATED WORDS

COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS

There are a lot of words in English that look or sound alike but have very different meanings. Words that sound alike but are different in spelling, meaning or origin is called homophone. Writers often confuse and misuse these words. It’s helpful to use a dictionary to look up the meaning of the word in question. Here is the example of commonly misused words with definition.

1. Capital, Capitol:

Capital refers to a city, capitol to a building where lawmakers meet. Capital also refers to wealth or resources. 
- The capitol has undergone extensive renovations. ( gedung DPR telah mengalami renovasi besar-besaran.)
- The residents of the state capital protested the development plans.(Penduduk ibukota negara memprotes rencana pembangunan)

2. Accept, Except:

Accept is a verb meaning to receive. Except is usually a preposition meaning excluding. 
-I will accept all the packages . (Saya akan menerima semua paket)

Except is also a verb meaning to exclude. 
-Please except that item from the list.(Harap menerima barang yang berada di daftar)

3.everyone , every one: