Prepositional Phrase List in English, By – At – For – In – On

Prepositional Phrase List in English, By – At – For – In – On




Prepositional Phrase BY

  • by degrees
  • by design
  • by dint of
  • by far
  • by force
  • by hand
  • by heart
  • by law
  • by marriage
  • by means of
  • by mistake
  • by my watch
  • by nature
  • by no means

Prepositional Phrase AT

  • at a low ebb
  • at a moment’s notice
  • at a price
  • at a rate of
  • at a speed of
  • at a standstill
  • at all costs
  • at all events
  • at an advantage
  • at any cost
  • at any rate
  • at night
  • at noon



Prepositional Phrase FOR

  • for a good cause
  • for the benefit (of)
  • for a reason
  • for a change
  • for certain
  • for fear of
  • for good
  • for granted
  • for hire
  • for lack of
  • for life
  • for love
  • for my

Prepositional Phrase IN

  • in anticipation of
  • in arrears
  • in essence
  • in excess of
  • in exchange for
  • in existence
  • in fact
  • in fairness to
  • in favor of
  • in fear of
  • in flames
  • in flower
  • in confinement
  • in operation

Prepositional Phrase ON

  • on watch
  • on schedule
  • on the record
  • on the road
  • on oath
  • on pain of
  • on the air
  • on balance
  • on a diet
  • on a journey
  • on a trip
  • on approval
  • on average
  • on condition that