Pengertian Preposition of Purpose
Preposition of purpose adalah preposition (kata depan bahasa Inggris) yang menunjukkan hubungan “tujuan” (purpose) antara objek-nya dan kata-kata lain di dalam suatu kalimat.
Prepositional phrase yang merupakan hasil gabungan preposition of purpose dan object of preposition akan mampu menjawab mengapa sesuatu dilakukan (why something is done).
prepositional phrase = preposition + object of preposition |
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Preposition yang digunakan pada prepositional phrase of purpose adalah “for”.
Contoh Kalimat Preposition of Purpose dan Artinya
- I’m studying English for my examinations.
(Saya sedang belajar bahasa Inggris untuk ujian-ujian saya.) preposition + noun phrase - I would like to go for a pizza.
(Saya ingin pergi untuk makan pizza.) preposition + noun phrase - They needs car seats for babies.
(Mereka membutuhkan kursi mobil untuk bayi.) preposition + noun - She bought coconut oil for massage.
(Dia membeli minyak kelapa untuk pijat.) preposition + noun - He left her desk for lunch.
(Dia meninggalkan mejanya untuk makan siang.) preposition + noun - I bought a new pair of running shoes for the purpose of improving my fitness.
(Saya membeli sepasang sepatu lari baru dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan kebugaran saya.) preposition + noun
References:
- Definition of for preposition from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/for_1. Accessed on February 23, 2019.
- for – definition and synonyms
. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/for. Accessed on February 23, 2019. - Meaning of “for” – Learner’s Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/for. Accessed on February 23, 2019.
- for. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/for. Accessed on February 23, 2019.
- Definition of ‘for’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/for_1. Accessed on February 24, 2019.
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