Kata depan dalam bahasa Inggris dinamakan preposition. Karena penggunaanya begitu beragam bahkan untuk per kata, sering kali kita sebagai non-native speaker mengalami kesulitan dalam menggunakan preposition

Berikut ini adalah beberapa preposition yang sering salah digunakan dalam kalimat.

Beside / Besides

Beside means next to or at the side of.

The book is on the table beside my chair.

Besides means in addition to.

No one besides the teachers is allowed in the teachers’ lounge.

Between / Among

Between is used with two things.

I sit between Annie and Mark.

Among is used with a group of three or more.

I sit among my friends.

Have / Of

Because the verb have is often contracted with a helping verb like could or should resulting in could’ve or should’ve, students often think the contractions mean could of or should of.

You should have brought it since you could have.

Angry with / Angry at

You are angry with a person.

I am angry with my little brother for breaking my television.

You get angry at an object.

I was angry at my locker when I couldn’t get it open.

Different from / Different than

Always use different from.

My answer was different from the answer on the key.

Never use different than.

My answer was different than the answer on the key.