Prepositional Phrase! A prepositional phrase is a group of words that lacks either a verb or a subject, and that functions as a unified part of speech. In this lesson, you will learn important prepositional phrase list in English.
Prepositional Phrase
Prepositional Phrases – BY
- by chance
- by the name of
- by luck
- by accident
- by air
- by sea
- by land
- by all accounts
- by all means
- by any standard
- by appointment
- by birth
- by check
- by coincidence
- by courtesy of
- by definition
- by degrees
- by design
- by dint of
- by far
- by force
- by hand
- by heart
- by law
- by marriage
- by means of
- by mistake
- by my watch
- by nature
- by no means
- by oneself
- by order of
- by process of
- by profession
- by reason of
- by request
- by rights
- by sight
- by surprise
- by the side of
- by virtue of
- by way of
Prepositional Phrases – AT
- at high speed
- at risk
- at one’s side
- at a fraction of
- at the outset
- at the end
- at sight
- at the double
- at one time
- at a disadvantage
- at a discount
- at a distance
- at a glance
- at a guess
- at a loose and
- at a loss
- at a low ebb
- at a moment’s notice
- at a price
- at a rate of
- at a speed of
- at a standstill
- at all costs
- at all events
- at an advantage
- at any cost
- at any rate
- at breakfast
- at ease
- at face value
- at fault
- at full strength
- at hand
- at heart
- at home
- at issue
- at large
- at least
- at length
- at liberty
- at most
- at night
- at noon
- at odds with
- at once
- at one’s best
- at one’s discretion
- at one’s disposal
- at one’s leisure
- at one’s request
- at peace
- at war
- at play
- at present
- at random
- at sea
- at the front of
- at the age of
- at the beginning
- at the expense of
- at the foot of
- at the hands of
- at the height of
- at the latest
- at the mercy of
- at the peak of
- at the same time
- at the thought of
- at the time of
- at the top of
- at this juncture
- at times
- at war with
- at work
Prepositional Phrases – FOR
- for a good cause
- for the benefit (of)
- for a reason
- for a change
- for certain
- for fear of
- for good
- for granted
- for hire
- for lack of
- for life
- for love
- for my
- for real
- for the good of
- for the sake of
- for want of
- from experience
- from memory
Prepositional Phrases – WITHOUT
- without doubt
- without a break
- without a hitch
- without delay
- without exception
- without fail
- without foundation
- without precedent
- without question
- without respite
- without warning
Prepositional Phrases – IN
- in time
- in the forefront of
- in demand
- in of focus
- in of one’s element
- in of prison
- in of season
- in of stock
- in of touch
- in of use
- in difficulty
- in sight (of)
- in a deep sleep
- in a flash
- in a heap
- in a hurry
- in a mess
- in a pile
- in a sense
- in a temper
- in abeyance
- in abundance
- in accordance with
- in action
- in addition to
- in advance
- in agony
- in agreement with
- in aid of
- in all likelihood
- in an instant
- in an uproar
- in answer to
- in anticipation of
- in arrears
- in awe of
- in blossom
- in brief
- in bulk
- in cash
- in character
- in charge of
- in code
- in collaboration with
- in combination with
- in comfort
- in command of
- in common
- in comparison with
- in compensation for
- in conclusion
- in confidence
- in confinement
- in confusion
- in conjunction with
- in connection with
- in consequence of
- in contact with
- in contrast with
- in control of
- in convoy
- in custody
- in danger
- in debt
- in decline
- in defense of
- in detail
- in disgrace
- in disguise
- in disorder
- in dispute
- in distress
- in doubt
- in due course
- in duplicate
- in earnest
- in effect
- in error
- in essence
- in excess of
- in exchange for
- in existence
- in fact
- in fairness to
- in favor of
- in fear of
- in flames
- in flower
- in full
- in future
- in gear
- in general
- in good condition
- in good faith
- in hand
- in harmony (with)
- in haste
- in hiding
- in high spirits
- in honor of
- in horror
- in ink
- in pencil
- in isolation
- in its infancy
- in jeopardy
- in keeping with
- in labor
- in league with
- in length
- in line with
- in love with
- in memory of
- in mid-air
- in mind
- in moderation
- in mourning
- in name
- in office
- in one’s absence
- in one’s spare time
- in operation
- in opposition to
- in origin
- in other words
- in pain
- in Parliament
- in particular
- in person
- in pieces
- in place of
- in possession of
- in poverty
- in practice
- in preference to
- in preparation for
- in principle
- in private
- in progress
- in proportion to
- in public
- in pursuit of
- in quantity
- in question
- in reality
- in recognition of
- in relation to
- in reply to
- in reserve
- in residence
- in respect of
- in response to
- in retrospect
- in return
- in revenge for
- in reverse
- in ruins
- in safety
- in sb’s interest
- in sb’s opinion
- in search of
- in secret
- in self-defense
- in settlement of
- in short
- in silence
- in small change
- in store for
- in succession
- in support of
- in suspense
- in sympathy with
- in tears
- in terms of
- in terror
- in the absence of
- in the aftermath
- in the balance
- in the case of
- in the course of
- in the distance
- in the event of
- in the extreme
- in the eyes of
- in the flesh
- in the form of
- in the habit of
- in the interests of
- in the lead
- in the light of
- in the long run
- in the making
- in the meantime
- in the midst of
- in the mood for
- in the name of
- in the night
- in the open
- in the process of
- in the right
- in the seclusion of
- in the shade
- in the space of
- in the wake of
- in the way of
- in the wrong
- in theory
- in time for
- in times of
- in town
- in trouble
- in tune with
- in turmoil
- in turn
- in two minds
- in twos
- in uniform
- in unison
- in vain
- in view of
- in vogue
- in words
Prepositional Phrases – ON
- on watch
- on schedule
- on the record
- on the road
- on oath
- on pain of
- on the air
- on balance
- on a diet
- on a journey
- on a trip
- on a large scale
- on a small scale
- on a pension
- on a regular basis
- on a spree
- on account of
- on an expedition
- on an island
- on approval
- on average
- on bail
- on behalf of
- on board
- on business
- on condition that
- on credit
- on display
- on edge
- on end
- on file
- on fire
- on foot
- on good terms
- on guard
- on hand
- on horseback
- on impulse
- on leave
- on loan
- on no account
- on occasion
- on one’s terms
- on one’s own
- on one’s own initiative
- on order
- on paper
- on parade
- on patrol
- on principle
- on purpose
- on reflection
- on remand
- on sale
- on second thoughts
- on show
- on strike
- on suspicion of
- on the agenda
- on the assumption
- on the brink of
- on the dot
- on the edge of
- on the eve of
- on the grounds of
- on the horizon
- on the hour
- on the increase
- on the job
- on the move
- on the off-chance
- on the outskirts
- on the part of
- on the phone
- on the point of
- on the run
- on the strength of
- on the stroke of
- on the tip of
- on the top of
- on the understanding that
- on the verge of
- on the way to
- on time
- on tiptoe
- on trial
- on vacation
Prepositional Phrases – OUT
- out of fashion
- out of print
- out of step
- out of breath
- out of context
- out of control
- out of curiosity
- out of jealousy
- out of date
- out of doors
- out of duty
- out of hand
- out of ideas
- out of one’s mind
- out of order
- out of pity
- out of place
- out of practice
- out of reach
- out of respect for
- out of sight
- out of spite
- out of stock
- out of the ordinary
- out of the question
- out of work
Prepositional Phrases List – TO
- to the contrary
- to an extent
- to date
- to excess
- to one’s astonishment
- to one’s credit
- to one’s dismay
- to sb’s face
- to this day
- to the accompaniment of
- to the best of
- to the detriment of
- to the exclusion of
- to the full
- to the satisfaction of
Prepositional Phrases – UNDER
- under the circumstances
- under age
- under arrest
- under consideration
- under construction
- under cover of
- under discussion
- under lock and key
- under one’s protection
- under orders
- under pressure
- under regulations
- under repair
- under strain
- under stress
- under suspicion
- under the command of
- under the impression that
- under the influence (of)
- under the misapprehension
- under treatment
Prepositional Phrases – WITH
- with reference to
- with success
- with a view to
- with an eye to
- with regard to
- with regret
- with respect to
- with the aid of
- with the compliments of
- with the exception of
- with the help of
- with the intention of
Prepositional Phrases – WITHIN
- within of earshot
- within reason
- within grasp
- within limits
- within one’s budget
- within one’s power
- within one’s rights
- within reach (of)
- within site
- within walking distance
- within striking distance
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Wednesday 11th of March 2020
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