TOEFL Skill 2

Skill 2 : OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS

Objek (apa yang datang setelah) preposition (kata depan) mesti berbentuk noun (kata benda) ataupun pronoun (kata ganti). Contoh dari preposition yaitu in, at, of, to, by, on, behind, dan lain-lain. Silahkan lihat kamus untuk mengetahui bentuk preposition.

Contoh:

After his exams Tom will take a trip by boat.

Pada kalimat di atas terdapat dua preposition: after dan by. Kata exam (noun) merupakan objek dari preposition after, dan boat merupakan objek dari preposition by.

Objek dari preposition dapat membuat pelajar kebingungan di tes TOEFL bagian structure/grammar. Yang mesti Anda pahami bahwa objek dari preposition bukanlah subjek dari kalimat.

Contoh soal-soal TOEFL

With his friends _____ found the movie theater.

a) has

b) he

c) later

d) when

Pada kalimat di atas terdapat kata kerja "found". Sementara subjek tidak terdapat. Olehnya yang kita perlukan dalam pilihan jawaban yaitu subject. Kata "friend" dalam kalimat di atas bukanlah subjek dari kalimat karena friend adalah object dari preposition "with". Dari ke empat pilihan di atas hanya pilihan b (he) yang bisa dijadikan sebagai subject. Olehnya jawaban dari kalimat di atas yaitu b (he). Has (verb), later (adverb), dan when (conjunction).

Pada skill 2  sebuah preposition diikuti oleh noun atau pronoun. Noun atau pronoun yang berposisi seperti ini diistilahkan sebagai object of preposition. Dan jika noun / pronoun menjadi object dari preposition maka noun / pronoun itu bukanlah subjeck dari kalimat.

Contoh Soal :

Each of the following sentences contains one or mor e prepositional phrases. Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice. Circle the prepositional phrases that come before the verb. The n indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

______ 1. The interviews (by radio broadcasters) were carried live by the station.

______ 2. (in the last possible moment)(before takeoff) took his seat in the airplane.

______ 3. At the neighborhood flower shop, flowers in quantities of a dozen or a half dozen can

be delivered for free.

______ 4. The progressive reading methods at this school are given credit for the improved test scores.

______ 5. For the last three years at various hospitals in the county has been practicing medicine.

______ 6. In the past a career in politics was not considered acceptable in some circles.

______ 7. Shopping in the downtown area of the city it has improved a lot in recent years.

______ 8. At the building site the carpenters with the most experience were given the most intricate work.

______ 9. For the fever and headache took two aspirin tablets.

______ 10. The report with complete documentation was delivered at the conference.

Kunci jawaban

(C) 1. The interviews (by radio broadcasters) were carried live by the station.

(I) 2. (in the last possible moment)(before takeoff) took his seat in the airplane. (kehilangan subject)

(C) 3. (At the neighborhood flower shop), flowers (in quantities of a dozen or a half dozen) can

be delivered (for free).

(C) 4. The progressive reading methods (at this school) are given credit (for the improved test scores).

(I) 5. (For the last three years) (at various hospitals) (in the county) has been practicing medicine. (kehilangan subject)

(C) 6. (In the past) a career (in politics) was not considered acceptable in some circles.

(I) 7. Shopping (in the downtown area of the city) it has improved a lot (in recent years).

(C) 8. (At the building site) the carpenters (with the most experience) were given the most intricate work.

(I) 9. (For the fever and headache) took two aspirin tablets. (kehilangan subject)

(C) 10. The report (with complete documentation) was delivered (at the conference). 

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