Example: Dare you to pass in front of a cemetery at night?
f. Use at in the phrase ‘at the moment now’ but use in to state ‘In
a moment’ in a short period of time
Example: Kania is in Berastagi at the moment.
Compare with: I’ll be with you in a moment g.
To state age
Example: He still have strong to work in a farm at the age of 65. 4. Used with adjectives to show how well someone does something
Example: She is at his new tricks to get the advantages, but we have to apreciate that she is good at translation.
5. Used with adjectives to show the cause of something Example: She is happy at her index prestation.
6. To show the situation of someone or something is in, what someone is doing or what is happening
Example: although our country is not at monetary crisis, but moral is
our crisis now.
7. Used after a verb to show that someone tries to do something or partly does something
Example: He cook at a cake.
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8. Direction or purpose Example: The police aimed the rifle at his calf.
9. To talk about event such as concert, party, funeral, etecetera Example: Before she saw the man at her cousin’s funeral, she saw
him at the movie where his cousin’s dead-body found. 10. To talk about price, if amount of the money is not stated
Example: May we can pay their help at such a high price. 11. To state a rate, speed, etcetera
Example: After lent out the money at 5 percent from the bank, she drove at 100 mph to the hospital.
3.4.2 The Usage of Preposition In 1. Indicates Place
a. To state a position within a large area, or something within a space such as continent, country, town, part of town, bag,
etcetera.
Example: There’s another inexpensive public health centre in
Birmingham. b. To state the name of road without the number
Example: She choose to study at university which is in Iskandar
Muda Road.
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c. Outside Areas
Example: They played the characters of dramas in the back
yard. d.
Rooms
Example: In courtroom, the folks waited for the witness’ words.
e. If something is inside or surrounded by the other thing.
Example: Since she found the snake in her wardrobe, she put all
of her clothes on the rack.
2. Indicates Time
a. To state long periods of time such as months, years, decades,
centuries, seasons, and other periods such as the week before Lebaran, the hours before the exam, etcetera.
Example: The access above this river worked in two years.
b. To talk about how long it will be before something happens
Example: In a few hours he will be ariving at Gambir Station.
c. To state how long something takes
Example: Trust me, the car can you get in three years
d. With parts of the day, such as the morning, the afternoon, the
evening. But if there is added the day, use “on” instead of “in” such as ‘on Friday evening’.
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Example: The pilgrims are going to leave at 8 o’clock in the
evening.
3. To talk about particular case or topic. Usually it is preceded by adjective
