ANEXOS.

Abbreviations

Although there are no commonly accepted abbreviations for some of the basic terms used on this page, most grammarians (and dictionaries) employ some of these abbreviations.

BrE, BE - British English

AmE, AE - American English

sth. - Something

sb. - Somebody

etc. - et cetera (other unspecified things or persons)

e.g. - Exempli gratia (For example)

pron. - pronunciation

sp. - spelling

gram. - grammar

etym. - etymology

 

n. - noun

v. - verb

obj. - object

adj. - adjective

adv. - adverb

pr. - pronoun

prep. - preposition

conj. - conjunction

art. - article

interj. - interjection

abbr. - abbreviation

aux. - auxiliary

pref. - prefix

suff. - suffix

tr. - transitive

intr. - intransitive

sing. - singular

pl. - plural

def. - definite

indef. - indefinite

Examples of Prepositions

Some special examples on how to use prepositions ;-)

Has not been heard from since

At your disposal

It's not true I had nothing on. I had the radio on. [Quote from Marilyn Monroe]

By all means

Once and for all

Drinks on the house

On and off

Sth. is important to me

above such foolishness

Mary has much to be angry about.

Very young children are incapable of abstract reasoning.

Go with the tried and trusted basics.

It is strictly between you & me.

Of, by, for - short for "... government of the people, for the people and by the people" - The Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863); a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) during the American Civil War (1861 to 1865).

Child to parent:

What did you bring that book that I don't like to be read to out of up for?

An even longer version, via David Richerby (and yes, we know, "Down Under" is a proper noun ...):

What did you bring that book that I don't like to be read to out of about Down Under up for?

We will reach our judgments not on intentions or on promises but on deeds and on results. 

Phrasal verbs

Many prepositions are also used as phrasal verbs (or idiomatically). There are no specific rules these expressions must be memorized. Here are some examples:

look up

add up to sth.

call sth. off

applied to

depend on

identical to

opposed to

preoccupied with

prohibited from

recover from