Tugas Softskill

Please fill the blank with possible preposition

1.       If they moved into an expensive apartment, they’ve become very snobbish.

2.      He’s frequently absent in the class that indicates his lack of interest in school.

3.      When an individual or a company borrows money to the blank, this money must be paid back for a specific date.

4.      The production of pianos falls sharply in wartime.

5.      The usefulness of water is absolutely important for us.

Complete the sentences by using simple past or past progressive

1.      I (drive) I was driving in England when I suddenly (realize) realized I was on the wrong side of the road.

2.      While I (work) I was working at the restaurant, a customer (offer) offered me a job as a model.

3.      When I (graduate) I was graduaded from drama school, I (move) moved to Los Angeles.

4.      We (live) were living in a tiny apartment when our first child (be) were born.

What Are The Differnces Between Past, Cross, Through, And Along

The word past has several meanings (usually related to time before the present or to indicate movement from one side of a reference point to the other side.) Past can be used as an adjective, an adverb, a noun or apreposition:

·         As an Adjective, past denotes time before the present.

This past year has been difficult for the recruiters. 

She loves to tell us about past dance competitions in the hall. 

·         As a Noun past means the time before the present.

That's all in the past. 

Can you dig into his past? 

Cross can be a few things, one would be an emotion similar to anger. "My parents were cross when they found out I broke the window". 

Cross can also be two perpendicular lines such as X, which could indicate something is wrong. This would be used in the games "noughts and crosses". When the cross is like this, +, it could sybolise the christian faith. "Jesus was nailed to the cross". 

Through is used to talk about movement in an area which is accepted to be 3-dimensional (it has height, width and length) examples are:

a room

a doorway

a forest

a school

a housing estate

the sea (including depth)

Along is used when we consider movement in a linear direction, we are only concerned with its length, examples are:

a path

a road

a tightrope

What Are The Differences Between In, On, And At

In: –preposition

1.      (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park.

2.      (used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial): in politics; in the autumn.

3.       (used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time): in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes.

4.      (used to indicate limitation or qualification, as of situation, condition, relation, manner, action, etc.): to speak in a whisper; to be similar in appearance.

5.      (used to indicate means): sketched in ink; spoken in French.

On: –preposition

1.      so as to be or remain supported by or suspended from: Put your package down on the table; Hang your coat on the hook.

2.      so as to be attached to or unified with: Hang the picture on the wall. Paste the label on the package.

3.      so as to be a covering or wrapping for: Put the blanket on the baby. Put aluminum foil on the lamb chops before freezing them.

4.      in connection, association, or cooperation with; as a part or element of: to serve on a jury.

5.      so as to be a supporting part, base, backing, etc., of: a painting on canvas; mounted on cardboard; legs on a chair.

At: –preposition

1.      (used to indicate a point or place occupied in space); in, on, or near: to stand at the door; at the bottom of the barrel.

2.      (used to indicate a location or position, as in time, on a scale, or in order): at zero; at noon; at age 65; at the end; at the lowest point.

3.      (used to indicate presence or location): at home; at hand.

4.       (used to indicate amount, degree, or rate): at great speed; at high altitudes.

5.      (used to indicate a direction, goal, or objective); toward: Aim at the mark. Look at that.