An object of a preposition adalah noun (kata benda) atau pronoun (kata ganti) yang terletak setelah preposition (kata depan), seperti in, at, of to, by, behind, dan on yang befungsi membentuk sebuah prepositional phrase.
Contoh:
The trip (to the island) (on Saturday) will last (for three hours).
Kalimat diatas berisi tiga buah object of preposition; Island sebagai object of preposition dari to; Saturday sebagai object of preposition dari on dan three hours sebagai object of preposition dari for.
Pada Structure Section TOEFL Test, object of preposition bisa membingungkan karena banyak yang menduga bahwa object of preposition adalah subject dari kalimat tersebut.
Contoh:
To Mike ____ was a big surprise.
(A) really
(B) the party
(C) funny
(D) when
Analisa:
•Dari kalimat diatas, harus dipahami bahwa Mike (noun) bukalah Subject tapi object of preposition dari To.
•Subject dari kalimat diatas tidak ada, sedangkan Verbnya adalah was.
•Karena yang dibutuhkan adalah Subject, maka jawaban terbaik adalah (B), the party. Sedangkan (A), (C), dan (D) salah karena mereka bukanlah Subject.
Harus dingat bahwa:
Preposition diikuti oleh noun atau pronoun yang kemudian disebut object of preposition.
Jika sebuah kata adalah object of preposition, maka kata tersebut bukanlah sebuah Subject.
Exercise 2:
1. The name of the baby in the crib is Jack. (C)
Analisa:
• The Crib bukanlah subjedct, tapi hanyalah Object of Preposition dari in.
• Sedangkan Subjectnya adalah name dan Vernya adalah is.
2. By the next meeting of the class need to turn in the papers.( I)
Analisa:
• the class bukanlah Subject, tapi hanya object of preposition dari of.
• Kalimat diatas tidak memiliki Subject, tapi memiliki verb yaitu need to turn.
• Kalimat yang benar seharusnya By the next meeting of the class they need to turn in the paper.
3. The directions to the exercise on page 20 unclear.
Analisa:
• page 20 bukanlah subject, tapi hanya object of preposition dari on.
• Kalimat diatas memiliki Subject yaitu the directions, tapi tidak memiliki Verb.
• Adapun kalimat yang benar adalah The directions to the exercise on page 20 are unclear.
4. Because of the heavy rain throughout the night, the walkways are muddy.
Analisa:
• Subjectnya adalah the walkways dan Verbnya adalah Are. Jadi kalimatnya sudah benar.
• The heavy rain throughout the night hanyalah object of preposition dari because of.
5. During the week eat lunch in the school cafeteria.
Analisa::
• the week bukanlah Subject, tapi hanya object of preposition dari during.
• Kalimat diatas tidak memiliki Subject, tapi memiliki Verb yaitu eat.
• Kalimat yang benar mungkin During the week, they eat lunch in the school canteen.
6. In the morning after the concert was tired.
Analisa:
• the concert bukanlah Subject, tapi hanya object of preposition dari after.
• Kalimat diatas tidak meiliki Subject, tapi sudah memiliki Ver yaitu was.
• Kalimat yang benar adalah: In the morning after the concert he was tired.
7. In the summer the trip to the mountains is our favorite trip.
Analisa:
• the mountains bukanlah Subject, tapi hanya object of preposition dari to.
• Kalimat diatas sudah memiliki subject yaitu the trip dan Verb yaitu is.
8. In a box on the top shelf of the cabinet in the hallway of the house.
Analysis:
• Semuanya adalah object of preposition.
• No Subject and No verbs.
9. With her purse in her hand ran through the door.
Analisa:
• her hand bukanlah Subject, tapi hanya object of preposition dari in.
• Kalimat diatas tidak memiliki Subject tapi sudah memiliki Verb yaitu ran.
• Kalimat yang benar seharusnya: with her purse in her hand she ran through the door.
10. At 1:00 in the morning the alarm clock on the table beside the bed rang.
Analisa:
• the bed bukanlah Subject, tapi hanya object of preposition dari beside.
• Kalimat diatas sudah memiliki subject yaitu the alarm clock dan Verb yaitu rang.
contoh soal:
Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
1. Mark Twain _____ the years after the Civil War the “Gilded Age.”
(A) called
(B) calling
(C) he called
(D) his calls
2. Early ____ toes instead of hooves on their feet.
(A) horses
(B) had horses
(C) horses had
(D) horses having
3. ______ grow close to the ground in the short Arctic summer.
(A) Above tundra plants
(B) Tundra plants
(C) Tundra plants are found
(D) For tundra plants
4. In 1867, ____ Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million.
(A) purchased the United States
(B) to purchase the United States
(C) the United States’ purchase of
(D) the United States purchased
5. Between 1725 and 1750, New England witnessed an increase in the specialization of _____.
(A) occupations
(B) occupies
(C) they occupied
(D) it occupied them
6. The large carotid artery ____ to the main parts of the brain.
(A) carrying blood
(B) blood is carried
(C) carries blood
(D) blood carries
7. _____ radio as the first practical system of wireless telegraphy.
(A) Marconi’s development
(B) The development by Marconi
(C) Developing Marconi
(D) Marconi developed
8. In 1975, the first successful space probe to ____ beginning to send information back to Earth.
(A) Venus
(B) Venus the
(C) Venus was
(D) Venus it was
9. The two biggest resort _____ Arkansas are Hot Springs and Eureka Springs.
(A) in
(B) towns in
(C) towns are
(D) towns are in
10. NASA’S Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center _________ control center for the Mercury Gemini, and Apollo space flights.
(A) it was at the
(B) it was the
(C) was the
(D) the
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Darmawati Kadir | 18 Maret 2014 pukul 07.50
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