English Prepositions

Generally speaking one can classify prepositions in three groups:

·         prepositions of time

·         prepositions of place

·         and other kinds of prepositions

The following table includes the prepositions of time.

1.     Prepositions of time

Preposition of time	Explanations	Example
on	days weekend (American English)	Many shops don't open on Sundays. What did you do on the weekend?
in	months / seasons / year morning / evening / afternoon period of time	I visited Italy in July, in spring, in 1994 In the evenings, I like to relax. This is the first cigarette I've had in three years.
at	night weekend (British English) used to show an exact or a particular time:	It gets cold at night. What did you do at the weekend? There's a meeting at 2.30 this afternoon / at lunch time.
since	from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now	England have not won the World Cup in football since 1966
for	used to show an amount of time.	I'm just going to bed for an hour or so.
ago	back in the past; back in time from the present:	The dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago.
before	at or during a time earlier than	She's always up before dawn.
to	used when saying the time, to mean before the stated hour	It's twenty to six.
past	telling the time	five past ten
to	until a particular time, marking end of a period of time	It's only two weeks to Christmas.
from	used to show the time when something starts	The museum is open from 9.30 to 6.00 Tuesday to Sunday.
till / until	up to (the time that)	We waited till / until half past six for you.
by	not later than; at or before	She had promised to be back by five o'clock.

2.     Prepositions of place

Preposition of place	Explanation	Example
in	inside	I watch TV in the living-room I live in New York Look at the picture in the book She looks at herself in the mirror. She is in the car. Look at the girl in the picture This is the best team in the world
at	used to show an exact position or particular place table events place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)	I met her at the entrance, at the bus stop She sat at the table at a concert, at the party at the movies, at university, at work
on	attached next to or along the side of (river) used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it. left, right a floor in a house used for showing some methods of traveling television, radio	Look at the picture on the wall Cambridge is on the River Cam. The book is on the desk A smile on his face The shop is on the left My apartment is on the first floor I love traveling on trains /on the bus / on a plane My favorite program on TV, on the radio
by, next to, beside, near	not far away in distance	The girl who is by / next to / beside the house.
between	in or into the space which separates two places, people or objects	The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.
behind	at the back (of)	I hung my coat behind the door.
in front of	further forward than someone or something else	She started talking to the man in front of her
under	lower than (or covered by) something else	the cat is under the chair.
below	lower than something else.	the plane is just below the the cloud
over	above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other. more than. across from one side to the other. overcoming an obstacle	She held the umbrella over both of us. Most of the carpets are over $100. I walked over the bridge She jumped over the gate
above	higher than something else, but not directly over it	a path above the lake
across	from one side to the other of something with clear limits / getting to the other side	She walked across the field/road. He sailed across the Atlantic
through	from one end or side of something to the other	They walked slowly through the woods.
to	in the direction of bed	We went to Prague last year. I go to bed at ten.
into	towards the inside or middle of something and about to be contained, surrounded or enclosed by it	Shall we go into the garden?
towards	in the direction of, or closer to someone or something	She stood up and walked towards him.
onto	used to show movement into or on a particular place	I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
from	used to show the place where someone or something starts:	What time does the flight from Amsterdam arrive?

3.     Other Prepositions

Preposition	Explanation	Example
from	used to show the origin of something or someone used to show the material of which something is made used to show a change in the state of someone or something	"Where are you from?" "I'm from Italy." The desk is made from pine. Things went from bad to worse.
of	used to show possession, belonging or origin used after words or phrases expressing amount, number or particular unit	a friend of mine a kilo of apples
by	used to show the person or thing that does something:	I'm reading some short stories (written) by Chekhov.
on	used for showing some methods of travelling entering a public transport vehicle	It'd be quicker to get there on foot / on horse get on the train
in	entering a car  / Taxi	She got in the car and drove fast.
off	leaving a public transport vehicle	She got off the bus
out of	leaving a car  / Taxi	She got out of the train
by	used to show measurements or amounts travelling (other than walking or horseriding)	Their wages were increased by 12%. She went by car, by bus, by train
at	Age	In theory, women can still have children at the age of 50.
about	on the subject of; connected with	What's that book about?

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Thousands Protest Against Charlie Hebdo in Pakistan

          Thousands of people marched in Pakistan Thursday against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo as anger remains high in the Muslim majority country over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

          The march through the streets of Karachi is the biggest in a series of demonstrations against the magazine, whose Paris offices were attacked on January 7 by Islamist gunmen, killing 12 people. An intelligence official overseeing the rally told AFP that the protesters numbered in the "thousands", still a relatively small turnout in a city of 18 million people. Protesters carried green flags printed with the prophet's mausoleum and chanted anti-Charlie Hebdo slogans as they marched.

          In the southwestern city of Quetta, some 400 activists of Markazi Jamiat-e-Ahl-e-Hadith, a Sunni Muslim organization, held a demonstration in front of the press club and burned a French flag. The demonstrators, many of them children, carried placards condemning the satirical magazine and shouted slogans including: "Let blasphemers be hanged, we will not tolerate anyone ridiculing our prophet."

          In eastern city of Lahore, around 2,000 from different groups including labor unions and a body that represents government clerical staff also held a demonstration condemning the publication of the cartoon. The protestors chanted slogans including "Down with France, France should tender an apology".

The Analysis:

1.              Thousands of people marched in Pakistan Thursday against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo as anger remains high in the Muslim majority country over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

• The function of “of” is belonging something and expressing amount, number or particular unit. 
• The function of “in” is to explain a place. It is preposition of place. 
• The function of “over” is across from one side to the other. It is preposition of place.

2.              The march through the streets of Karachi is the biggest in a series of demonstrations against the magazine, whose Paris offices were attacked on January 7 by Islamist gunmen, killing 12 people.

• The function of “through” is to explain from one end or side of something to the other. It is preposition of place. 
• The function of “on” is to explain days. It is preposition of time. 
• The function of “by” is to show the person or thing that does something.

3.                                      held a demonstration in front of the press club and burned a French flag.

•  The function of “in front of” is to explain further forward than someone or something else. It is preposition of place.

4.              around 2,000 from different groups including labor unions and a body that represents government clerical staff also held a demonstration condemning the publication of the cartoon.

• The function of “from” is to show the origin of something or someone.

Source : http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/thousands-protest-against-charlie-hebdo-pakistan.html#sthash.iygfegrO.dpuf

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