Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition. Here is a list of some common prepositional phrases. Note that this is not a comprehensive list.
At
At first
At least
At most
At times
At any rate
At last
At the latest
At once
At an advantage / disadvantage
At a profit / loss
At the cinema / at the theatre / at a party / at university
By
By accident
By far
By all means
By heart
By chance
By mistake
By the way
By the time
By no means
By name
By sight
By now
By car / bus / train / boat / plane / land / sea / air
For
For instance
For example
For sale
For a while
For the moment
For ages
For a change
For better or worse
In
In the end
In a skirt / shirt / coat / hat etc
In time
On
On time
On the radio
On page
On the phone
On TV
Under
Under no circumstances
Under the influence of
Under consideration
Under discussion
Under suspicion
Exercise
Identify the prepositional phrases in the sentences given below.
1. The cat was sleeping under the warm blanket.
2. The old man sat under a tree.
3. She accused me of poisoning her dog.
4. I don’t agree with their sales policy.
5. Do you believe in life after death?
6. I belong to a local athletics club.
7. Peter walked along the busy highway.
Answers
1. Under the warm blanket; 2. Under a tree; 3. Of poisoning her dog; 4. With their sales policy; 5. In life after death; 6. To a local athletics club; 7. Along the busy highway
