Prepositions References

(A communicative grammar of English. Geoffree Leech, Jan Svartvik. Third edition. )

Preposition concept- 744 Complex preposition 745 Prepositional adverbs- 746

(http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-time.html)

In, at, on and no preposition with time words:

Prepositions of time - here's a list of the time words that need 'on', 'in', 'at' and some that don't need any preposition. Be careful - many students of English use 'on' with months (it should be 'in'), or put a preposition before 'next' when we don't need one.

at

times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30 holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter at night at the weekend at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas Day days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday morning dates: on the 20th of June years: in 1992, in 2006 months: in December, in June decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s centuries: in the 19th century seasons: in winter, in summer in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening next week, year, month etc last night, year etc

on

in

no prep

this morning, month etc every day, night, years etc today, tomorrow, yesterday

Preposition of time and places (http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-place-at-in-on.htm)

Prepositions of Ways and Means

The prepositions of ways and means show how, why, with what and what for. They are those little words that play a big role in communication and understanding. Look over the list of definitions with samples below and then do the exercise that follows. You can check your answers afterwards. ** Showing LIKE or HOW AS = in the capacity of someone's profession/ habit He takes over as managing director next month. BY = by degrees Inflation is growing fast, isn't it? Yes, it's getting higher by the day. LIKE = behavior; in the manner of She always acts like a child when she doesn't get her way. WITH = having a quality of manner He ran the race with spirit and enthusiasm. ** Showing WHAT FOR or PURPOSE FOR = the express purpose This machine is used for making computer screens and televisions. IN = a part of a process

These chemicals are used in the film developing process. TOWARDS = to do something for a specific purpose or reason I'm putting this money towards a new a car.
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** Showing WHAT WITH or BY WHAT BY = A. instrument (human or object) B. means C. agent (in the passive) D. author / creator A. He was killed by a falling boulder. B. You'll have to come by air if you want to get here before Thursday. C. The new shopping mall was built by a private company. D. Have you read the new book by Stephen King? BY MEANS OF = means (more formal than by) The winner was chosen by means of a secret ballot. VIA = by way of We flew via Brussels is to go to Athens from New York. WITH = instrument (usually object with a human subject) The man robbed the bank with a fake revolver. (http://www.advanced-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-ways-andmeans.html)

Preposition for Direction. (to, toward, through, into)

Prepositions like to, towards, through, into are used to describe the direction. Following examples will help in better understanding. Examples. She went to the library. He jumped into the river. He ran away when he felt that someone was coming toward him. (http://www.studyandexam.com/preposition3.html)

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PREPOSITION OF MANNER

Prepositions of manner tell how something is done. With: used for accompaniment. (I went with my husband) For: used for purpose or reasoning. (I made a blog for writing) Of: used for association or measure (see by). (I want a piece of the pie) By: used to show measurement. (I get paid by the hour) Like: used to show similarity. (She looks like Britney Spears) As: used to show capacity. (I work as a tutor)

http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/04/grammar-guide-prepositions

What relationships do prepositions show?

PLACE at, on, in, inside, within, by, near, behind, beyond, among, between, above, below, beneath, over, under to, towards, from, into, out (of), off, onto, across, along, down, past, round, through time at, on, in, during, for, after, before, by, since, till, throughout, until

reason because of, despite, for similarity as, like, unlike, than addition with, without means by, with http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/dick/tta/wc/prepositions.htm

A "Reason Phrase" indicates the reason of the action expressed in the sentence. It answers the question: Why? For what reason? The reason prepositions are:

because of on account of for from through

Examples:

The barbecue was cancelled because of the rain. We didn't go on account of the bad weather. He succeeded for many reasons. Unfortunately you won't succeed from hard work alone. The operation was successful only through the great skill of the surgeon.

(http://wordcategory.blogspot.com/2013/03/prepositional-phrases-reasonphrase.html )

Material
used to show the material of which something is made: The desk is made from pine .Meringues are made from sugar and egg whites.

(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/from_5 )