Bagaimana contoh prepositional collocation bahasa Inggris?

Prepositional collocation adalah keterkaitan antara preposisi dengan kata lain (noun/ adjective/adverb/verb). Terdapat kata tertentu yang mengharuskan diawali atau diikuti preposisi tertentu, dan akan dianggap tidak lazim atau salah bila diawali atau diikuti preposisi lainnya.

1. ADJECTIVE+PREPOSITION

a. at

• excellent at= bagus dalam
• bad at= jelek dalam
• brilliant at= hebat dalam
• hopeless at= pesimis akan
• good at= pandai dalam
• quick at= cepat dalam
• slow at= lambat dalam

Contoh kalimat:

• Rina is good at dancing.
• Ratu is always quick at solving the crossword-puzzle.
• My sister is very slow at mathematics.

b. for

• anxious for = khawatir akan
• eager for = ingin sekali akan
• famous for = termasyur karena
• (un) fit for = mempersiapkan diri, siap
• necessary for = perlu untuk
• responsible for= bertanggung jawab atas
• sorry for = menyesal akan
• suitable for = cocok, pantas buat

Contoh kalimat:

• They were anxious for my plans.
• We are eager for success.
• Bandung is famous for its fashion.
• You must be fit for your new duties.
• Clothes are necessary for protecting us from being cold.
• You should be responsible for what you have done.
• They were sorry about their failure.
• They were sorry for making such failure.
• The job is not suitable for his background of study.

c. from

• different from = berbeda dengan
• safe from = aman dari
• free from = bebas dari
• separate from = terpisah dari

Contoh kalimat:

• Concorde is different from Challenger.
• Are small children free from blame?
• We are all safe from danger.
• He is separate from his environment.

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