Phrase prepositions are groups of words used as prepositions.
Common examples are given below.
According to
Along with
Away from
Because of
By dint of
By means of
By virtue of
By way of
For the sake of
In accordance with
In addition to
On behalf of
In compliance with
In favour of
In front of
In order to
In spite of
Instead of
In the event of
On account of
Owing to
With reference to
Study the examples given below.
He succeeded by dint of hard work.
In case of an emergency, dial 100.
Owing to his illness, he retired from business.
He realized his mistake in course of time.
He presented the report on behalf of his colleagues.
He persevered in spite of difficulties.
Prove your worth by doing something instead of talking.
Act according to my instructions.
Why don’t you go along with your parents?
There is a big tree in front of his house.
The Puritans immigrated to America for the sake of their beliefs.
He abdicated the throne in favour of his eldest son.
He could not attend school because of his illness.
The company suffered huge losses on account of his incompetence.
