Using Phrasal Prepositions
Phrasal prepositions are very commonly used in English sentences. The following phrases can be used as prepositions.
instead of
We usually drink tea for breakfast, but this morning we drank coffee instead of tea because there wasn't even one teabag left!
because of
The football match was cancelled because of the heavy rain.
on behalf of
Mr Peterson was away on a vacation, so his assistant attended the meeting on behalf of him.
on top of
Can you put the files on top of the bookcase?
according to
According to our personnel officer, a worker who comes in late will have to give a very good reason.
in favor of
Henry is always in favor of his best friend, Tony.
in common with
Laura and Cecilia are on very good terms. Both girls have a lot in common with each other.
apart from
Apart from being helpful, Kelvin is also very kind and generous.
in case of
In case of fire, do not use the elevator.
instead of
We usually drink tea for breakfast, but this morning we drank coffee instead of tea because there wasn't even one teabag left!
because of
The football match was cancelled because of the heavy rain.
on behalf of
Mr Peterson was away on a vacation, so his assistant attended the meeting on behalf of him.
on top of
Can you put the files on top of the bookcase?
according to
According to our personnel officer, a worker who comes in late will have to give a very good reason.
in favor of
Henry is always in favor of his best friend, Tony.
in common with
Laura and Cecilia are on very good terms. Both girls have a lot in common with each other.
apart from
Apart from being helpful, Kelvin is also very kind and generous.
in case of
In case of fire, do not use the elevator.
By Susan L
On 3/11/2010 06:50:00 AM
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