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Prepositional Phrases – IN

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.