#prepositional phrases

(1) کسی مضمون میں) طاق ہونا۔)

At home in.

(2) بالکل کمزور ہونا

At sea in.

(3) پہلو میں۔ پاس ہی

At the side of

(4) بلند آواز سے

At the top of one's voice.

(5) دشمنی رکھنا

At enmity with

(6) قریب

At the point of.

(7) اختلاف رکھنا

At variance with.

(8) خطرے میں ڈال کر

At the risk of.

(9) خاتمہ پر

At the conclusion of.

(10) بوجہ ۔ وجہ سے

Because of.

(11) زور سے ۔ بذریعہ

By dint of.

(12) زور سے ۔ بذریعہ

By force of.

(13) بذریعہ

By means of.

(14) پاس ہی

By the side of.

(15) بذریعہ

By virtue of.

(16) بطور

By way of.

(17) ڈر سے

For fear of.

(18) خاطر

For the sake of.

(19) کمی کی وجہ سے

For want of.

(20) کسی مطلب یا غرض کے لئے

For the purpose of.

(21) مطابق

In accordance with.

(22) بہ حالت

In case of.

(23) کسی کی طرف سے

In or on behalf of.

(24) بوجہ

In consequence of.

(25) متعلق

In connection with

(26) بلحاظ

In consideration of

(27) حق میں

In defense of.

(28) برخلاف

In defiance of.

(29) حق میں ۔ کسی کی خاطر

In favour of

(30) خوشی میں ۔ یاد میں

In honour of

(31) سامنے

In front of.

(32) بلحاظ

In point of.

(33) تلاش میں

In quest of.

(34) باوجود

In spite of.

(35) بجائے

Instead of.

(36) بجائے

In lieu of.

(37) خیال سے

In view of or in sight of.

(38) حالت میں

In the event of.

(39) سامنے ۔ موجودگی میں

In the face of.

(40) پیچھے میں

In the rear of.

(41) بھیس میں

In the guise of.

(42) مقابلہ میں ۔ برخلاف

In the teeth of

(43) امید پر

In the hope of.

(44) مطابق

In keeping with.

(45) بوجہ

On account of.

(46) تھوڑی دیر پیشتر

On the eve of.

(47) کنارے پر ۔ بلکل نزدیک

On the brink of.

(48) بوجہ

On the ground of or on the score of.

(49) بہانہ سے

On the pretence of

(50) اس مطلب سے

With a view to.

(51) اس خیال سے

With an eye to.

(52) متعلق

Where to use “to”: Direction or Movement: Examples: We are going to the park. She walked to the store. Indicating a Point in Time: Examples: The meeting is scheduled to start at 3 PM. He usually goes to bed at midnight. Expressing Comparison: Examples: Her response was similar to mine. The new model is superior to the old one. Purpose or Use: Examples: I need a knife to cut the…

Where to use “for”: Purpose or Reason: Example: She bought a gift for her friend. We use computers for work. Duration or Period of Time: Example: He studied for three hours. They have been married for ten years. Recipient: Example: I made a cake for you. This book is for children. In Exchange or as a Substitute: Example: I traded my toy for a candy bar. She filled in for her…

Lesson 21 – Phrases

Lesson 21 – Phrases

Lesson 21 – Phrases

A phrase is a group of words that functions as a single unit without a subject or a verb. Unlike a clause which contains a subject and a verb and conveys a complete idea, a phrase forms part of a clause or a sentence as it does not have a complete thought to stand on its own as an independent unit.

There are different types of phrases:

Absolute Phrase

Lets just jump right into it

A prep phrase is a word group that shows up throughout the sentence, sometimes as part of a noun phrase and sometimes as a modifier of the verb. 

consists of a preposition and the object (which is usually a noun phrase)

So in these examples the headword is bold, and the prep phrase is underlined:

an extensive collection of old umbrellas

our cousins from atlanta 

the prep phrase is one of the most common ways of modifying a noun. 

I’ll post a list of a lot of the common prep phrases in the english language. When these phrases are used to modify nouns, they function like adjectives so we call them adjectivals. when they do so to verbs, we call them adverbials. like adverbs they tell when, where, how why, and how often  

my sister has developed some strange allergies in recent years. 

In the fall my brother usually gets hay fever