Prepositional phrases are essential in every English classroom. The following images includes the most important prepositional phrases in English you should learn to broaden your vocabulary.
Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional Phrase List – IN
- in time (prepositions of time AT/IN/ON)
- 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
Prepositional Phrase List – 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 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 List – 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 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
Prepositional Phrase List – BY
- by law
- by nature
- by far
- by design
- 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