List of Prepositional Phrases

When a phrase begins and ends with a Preposition (of, at. by. with, from, over etc.) it is called a Prepositional Phrase.

Prepositional phrases make sentences clearer and more concise, build vocabulary and improve writing skills. In this post, we present you the list of Prepositional Phrases.

List of Prepositional Phrases

List of Prepositional Phrases

  1. As to,
  2. By way of,
  3. In quest of,
  4. By dint of,
  5. On the eve of,
  6. In consequence of,
  7. In the place of,
  8. In company with,
  9. At enmity with,
  10. In keeping with,
  11. In prospect of,
  12. Because of,
  13. By force of,
  14. In pursuit of,
  15. With an eye to,
  16. By the side of,
  17. By means of,
  18. In search of,
  19. In the face of,
  20. In the hope of,
  21. In defiance of,
  22. In honour of,
  23. In opposition to,
  24. In unison with,
  25. At variance with,
  26. To the surprise of,
  27. In exchange of,
  28. At home in,
  29. In course of,
  30. In the name of,
  31. At par with,
  32. At the cost of,
  33. In respect of,
  34. In sight of,
  35. In the wake of,
  36. In the middle (midst ) of,
  37. As a token of,
  38. On behalf of/on the part of,
  39. For fear of (life),
  40. In fear of (danger),
  41. In connection with/with reference to,
  42. At the instance of,
  43. In deference to,
  44. In view of/in consideration of,
  45. On account of/on the ground of,
  46. On the Brink of 
  47. On the face of 
  48. On the ground of 
  49. On the pretense of 
  50. With a view to 
  51. By dint of 
  52. In agreement with
  53. In comparison with 
  54. In connection with 
  55. In spite of 
  56. In the event of 
  57. In the interest of
  58. In the teeth of 
  59. In the light of 
  60. In order to 
  61. In pursuance of 
  62. In the middle of 
  63. In proportion to 
  64. In praise of 
  65. In pursuit of 
  66. Owing to 
  67. On the verge of 
  68. On default of 
  69. On behalf of
  70. Due to

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