Secara umum ketiga preposisi tersebut digunakan untuk:
at untuk menungjukkan titik (poin) tertentu.
in untuk menunjukkan tempat tertentu.
on untukmenunjukkan bagian permukaan.
Contoh:
at POINT
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in ENCLOSED PACE
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on SURFACE
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at the corner
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in the garden
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on the wall
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at the bus stop
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in London
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on the ceiling
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at the door
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in France
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on the door
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at the top of the page
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in a box
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on the cover
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at the end of the road
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in my pocket
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on the floor
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at the entrance
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in my wallet
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on the carpet
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at the crossroads
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in a building
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on the menu
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at the front desk
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in a car
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on a page
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Secara khusus at, in, on digunakan untuk menunjukkan tempat-tempat berikut:
at
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in
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on
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at home
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in a car
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on a bus
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at work
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in a taxi
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on a train
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at school
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in a helicopter
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on a plane
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at university
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in a boat
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on a ship
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at college
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in a lift (elevator)
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on a bicycle. on a motorbike
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at the top
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in the newspaper
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on a horse, on a elephant
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at the bottom
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in the sky
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on the radio, on television
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at the side
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in a row
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on the left, on the right
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at reception
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in Oxford street
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on the way
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at, in, on menunjukkan waktu berikut ini:
at PRECISE TIME
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in MONTH, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
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on DAYS and DATES
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at 3 o’clock
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in May
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on Sunday
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at 10.30 a.m
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in summer
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on Tuesdays
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at noon
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in the summer
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on 6 March
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at dinnertime
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in 1990
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on 25 Dec, 2010
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at bedtime
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in the 1990s
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on Christmas Day
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at sunrise
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in the next century
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on Independent Day
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at sunset
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in the Ice Age
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on my birthday
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at the moment
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in the past/future
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on New Year’s Eve
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at juga digunakan untuk menyertai keterangan waktu berikut ini:
Ekspresi
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Contoh
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at night
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The stars shine at night.
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at the weekend
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I don’t usually work at the weekend.
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at the same time
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We finished the test at the same time.
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at present
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He’s not home at present. Try later.
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in dan on digunakan untuk menyertai keterangan waktu berikut ini:
in
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on
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in the morning
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on Tuesday morning
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in the mornings
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on Saturday mornings
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in the afternoon(s)
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on Sunday afternoons
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in the evening(s)
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on Monday evening
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Penggunaan preposisi last, next, every, this tidak dapat disertai at, in, on.
Contoh:
- I went to London last June. (not in last June)
- He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on nest Tuesday)
- I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
- We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)
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