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Prepositional Phrases
Apr
6
2011
According to :You should act according to my instructions.
At the conclusion of: At the conclusion of the concert there will be a punishment for the culprit .
At the top of : I called him at the top of my voice.
At variance with : His words are at variance with the facts .
Because of : I am facing this situation just because of you.
By mean of : He got to the roof by the mean of a ladder.
By the side of : The child stood by the side of his mother.
By virtue of : He claims leave with pay by virtue of his long service.
For way of : I write this by way of keeping you in touch with the affairs.
For fear of : He ran away for fear of being murdered.
For the purpose of : I went to delhi for the purpose of purchasing some books.
For the sake of : He quarreled with his brother for the sake of a few rupees.
From want of : The plants died from want of water. Ions given to
In accordance with: I have acted in accordance with the instructions given to me.
In case of : In case of his death his nephew will succeed him as a member of the board.
In common with : He was punished in common with the rest.
In connection with : He has gone to amateur in connection with the marriage of his daughter.
In consequence of : In consequence of his child’s illness, he could not catch the trains.
In consideration of: In consideration of his many meritorious services to the country , he was made.
In course of : A child become a man in course of time.
In defense of : What do you have to say in defense of your conduct?
In front of : A stranger was seen standing in front of the school gate .
In the guise of : He travelled to Tibet in the guise of a native cooler .
In the gift of : This post is the gift of the principal.
In the heart of : My school is situated in the heart of the city.
In the hope of : Question went to France in the hope of meeting his uncle.
In honor of : The school was closed in honor of the Director’s visit .
In view of : The school was closed on Monday in view of last Saturday.
In opposition to : He acted in opposition to his mother’s wishes.
In point of : He is senior to me in point of age.
In quest of : Beast go out in quest of prey.
In regard to : I have nothing to say in regard to this matter.
In order to : He returned soon after from the school in order to help his mother.
In respect of: In respect of service he is my junior.
In spite of: In spite of hard work , he could not get even passing marks.
Instead of : He should work hard instead of idling away his timing.
In view of : Our children felt very happy when at last they came in sight of their village.
On account of : We were late on the account of an accident .
On behalf of : I wish to thank the chairman on behalf of the members of this club.
On the ground of : He declined the invitation on the ground of ill health.
On the part of : There was no fault on the part of the servant.
On the point of : He was on the point of starting when a policeman arrived.
On the score of : He begs to be excused on the score of ignorance.
With a view to : I always read English journals with a view to improving my English.
With an eye to: She is working hard now with an eye to the future.
With reference to: The victory said nothing in his speech with reference to foreign policy.
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