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Phrase prepositions

October 8, 2016 B1Rule: Prepositionspdf

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.

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