PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES – IN
Prepositional phrases are groups of words containing prepositions. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that lacks either a verb or a subject, and that functions as a unified part of speech. It normally consists of a preposition and a noun or a preposition and a pronoun.
Here, you can see prepositional phrases with “in”.
The following list contains examples of prepositional phrases; the prepositional phrase in each sentence is colored for easy identification.
| PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES – IN | EXAMPLES |
| in a good/bad mood | He seems to be in a bad mood today. |
| in a hurry | We make mistakes if we do things in a hurry. |
| in a mess | My son leaves his room in a mess. |
| in a way | You should behave in a way that other people should copy. |
| in action | The man was killed in action. |
| in addition (to) | In addition to English, I speak Spanish very well. |
| in advance (of) | Thank you in advance. |
| in agreement (with) | Many scientists are in agreement with each other on that matter. |
| in any case | You should be able to catch a bus, but in any case you can always take a taxi home. |
| in brief | Today’s World news in brief. |
| in case (+ clause) | I will not drive by my car in case it snows. |
| in case of (+ noun) | In case of first aid, don’t stir injured person. |
| in cash | She is taking 100 dollars in cash. |
| in charge of | My mother, as a teacher, is in charge of the third-year class. |
| in common (with) | These women has much in common. |
| in comparison (with) | In comparison with yours, my pencil is small. |
| in conclusion | In conclusion, I would like to thank our guest speaker. |
| in confidence | We are in confidence. |
| in control (of) | The soldiers are in control of the situation. |
| in danger (of) | They were in danger of missing their flight. |
| in dept | Many people are up to their necks in debt nowadays. |
| in detail | I will explain it all in detail. |
| in difficulty | The students are in difficulty to solve the problems. |
| in disguise | Her father was very surprised to find him in disguise. |
| in doubt | Ask me whenever you’re in doubt. |
| in exchange for | They were given food and shelter in exchange for work. |
| in fact | In fact, I was born in London. |
| in fashion | Red is in fashion. |
| in favour of | We are in favour of your proposal. |
| in front of | There’s a bank in front of the station. |
| in future | I will get married in future. |
| in general | I feel much better in general. |
| in love (with) | They fell in love with each other at first sight. |
| in moderation | Drunk in moderation, alcohol is not harmful. |
| in no time | I will be home in no time. |
| in one’s free time | I play basketball in my free time. |
| in other words | He said he’s too busy, in other words, he isn’t interested. |
| in pain | Are you in pain? |
| in particular | Are you looking for anything in particular? |
| in person | If you can’t be there in person, the next best thing is watching it on TV. |
| in practice / theory | We agree with the ban in principle, but in practice it will be extremely difficult. |
| in prison / jail | He got five years in prison. |
| in private / public | Don’t interfere in private concerns. |
| in return | In return for helping you with your studies, I’d like to ask a small favor of you. |
| in sb’s interest | It may not be in your interests to change jobs so soon. |
| in sb’s opinion | In my opinion (= I think) she’s the best swimmer we have in this country. |
| in season | If vegetables or fruit are in season, they are delicious. |
| in secret | For years they met in secret. |
| in self-defence | She claimed that she had acted in self-defence. |
| in some respects | Her behaviours have changed in some respects. |
| in stock | We are in stock now. |
| in summer / winter | I usually swim in summer. |
| in tears | Linda was in tears. |
| in the air | You built castles in the air all day. |
| in the beginning | Things went well in the beginning. |
| in the dark | Children don’t like to go out in the dark. |
| in the end | In the end, I saw you. |
| in the habit of | We don’t want the children to get in the habit of watching a lot of TV. |
| in the meantime | Your computer won’t be arriving till Friday. In the meantime, you can use Julie’s. |
| in the mood for | I am not in the mood for shopping. |
| in the mountains | My house is in the mountains. |
| in the news | There are bad things in the news. |
| in the nude | The children were running around the garden in the nude (= not wearing any clothes). |
| in time | I arrived in time to catch the bus. |
| in touch | Keep in touch, please. |
| in town | Shall I meet you in town? |
| in two / half | I broke the chocolate in two. |
| in vain | They looked for their lost cat, but in vain. |
