Prepositional Phrases in English!!! In this lesson, we will learn what is a prepositional phrase, a prepositional phrase list and prepositional phrase examples in English.
What is a Prepositional Phrase?
What is a Prepositional Phrase?
A prepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object. Most of the time, it modifies a verb or a noun. These two kinds of prepositional phrases are called adverbial phrases and adjectival phrases, respectively.
It usually includes a preposition, a noun or pronoun and may include an adjective. It does not include the verb.
Here are some basic examples:
- At school
- In town
- On the table
- Off the sidewalk
- To the beach
- Up the road
- With Steven
- On balance
- On a diet
- By heart
- By law
- In good condition
Prepositional Phrase List
Every prepositional phrase is a series of words made up of a preposition and its object. The object may be a noun, pronoun, gerund or clause. A prepositional phrase functions as an adjective or adverb.
AT
Here is a useful list of prepositional phrases with AT you should know.
- 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 discount
- at a distance
- at a glance
- at a guess
- at a loose and
- at a loss
- at a low ebb
- at a price
- at a rate of
- at a speed of
- at a standstill
- at all costs
- at all events
- at issue
- at large
- at least
- at length
- at liberty
- at most
- at night
- at noon
- at one’s leisure
- at one’s request
- at peace
- at war
OUT
List of some common prepositional phrases with OUT in English.
- 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- out of date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
IN
This is a useful list of prepositional phrases – IN for ESL Learners.
- in time
- in demand
- in of focus
- in an uproar
- in answer to
- in anticipation of
- in arrears
- in danger
- in debt
- in decline
- in defense of
- in detail
- in disgrace
- in disguise
- 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
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 request
- by rights
- by sight
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 (Learn more about Business English)
- on order
- on remand
- on show
- on strike
- on suspicion of
- on the agenda
- on the brink of
- on the dot
- on the edge of
Prepositional Phrase Examples
- The cupcake with colorful sprinkles is yours.
- In this garden, there are many strawberries.
- There are lots of birds nesting under the eaves.
- He’s standing behind a tree.
- I get to school on my bike.
- She talked about the story.
- The cat in the middle is the cutest.
- I adopted a black cat with white paws.
- For one hundred years the chair sat moldering in the attic.
- I put the book on the table in the kitchen.
- After work, I always go to the gym.
- My mother has always wanted to live in a cabin by the lake.
- Robin was angry about the comment.
- She likes to spend a lot of time with her baby.
- She is out of practice so she will not dance well tonight.
- The children squared off the sidewalk to play hopscotch.
- He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.
- My veganism is out of respect for animals.
- Seb was still in high spirits after winning the race.
- Jane and I are related by marriage.
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