Competitive
English
(For all
competitive exams - Central & State Government jobs)
Prepositions
Make you Perfect
part - 5
phrase prepositions
ACCORDING
TO
As stated by
ü According
to Dumdi they're not very well at the moment.
ü According
to our records you owe us Rs.10,000/-.
ü According
to Sundaram, it was the first time they had met.
ü According
to these documents, you have an authority.
ü You've
been very rude, according to your mother.
In a way that agrees with:
ü Students are all put in
different groups according to their ability.
ü The books in the library
are classified by/according to subject.
ü Vegetable prices change
according to the season.
ü The books are graded
according to the difficulty of the language.
ü I grouped the children
according to age.
ü The books were organized
on the shelves according to their size.
Warning:
According to
is used to introduce what another person said:
According to
Rory, the training course was a waste of time.
To introduce your own opinion:
Don't say 'according to
me'
Say ‘in my opinion or I think ‘
According to
me, the training course was a waste of time.
In my opinion,
the training course was a waste of time.
BECAUSE OF
As a result of
ü The train was delayed because of bad weather.
ü Classes have been cancelled today because of a staff
meeting.
ü Our departure was delayed because of bad weather.
ü He's been dropped from the team because of injury.
ü They are here because of us.
ü He walked slowly because of his bad leg.
BY
THE DINT OF
As
a result of something
ü He succeeded by dint of hard work.
ü She became an honorary member by dint of winning the
championship.
IN
THE EVENT OF
If something happens
ü In the event of a strike, the army will take over
responsibility for firefighting.
ü In the event of an accident, call this number.
ü Dumdi will inherit everything in the event of his
death.
INSTEAD
OF
in the place of something or somebody:
ü You can go instead of me, if you want.
ü You waste a lot of water by having a bath instead of
a shower.
ü We just had soup instead of a full meal.
ü Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.
OWING
TO
As a result of
ü The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of
support.
ü The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain.
ü Owing to his illness, he could not continue with his
studies.
ON
ACCOUNT OF
Because of something
ü He doesn't drink alcohol on account of his health.
ü She retired early on account of ill health.
IN SPITE OF
Used when you do something which you do
not intend to do and which you are trying not to do:
ü She started to laugh, in
spite of herself.
ü He fell asleep, in spite
of himself.
ü In spite of herself,
tears welled up in her eyes.
IN THIS REGARD
ü Concerning what has just
been mentioned:
ü I have nothing further to
say in this regard.
ü I have nothing further to
do in this regard.
ü I have nothing in my
hands in this regard.
IN PLACE OF
Instead of someone or something:
ü You can eat chapatti in
place of parota in this hotel.
ü You can use butter in
place of jam.
IN ORDER TO
With the aim of achieving something :
ü He came home early in
order to see the children before they went to bed.
ü I agreed to her
suggestion in order not to upset her.
ü She arrived early in
order to get a good seat in this bus.
ü In order to get the loan,
further information is needed.
IN
LIEU OF
Instead of :
ü They took prize in lieu
of the prize they had won.
ü We worked on Sundays in
lieu of the leaves we had taken.
IN FRONT OF
Close to the front part of something:
ü There's parking space in
front of the hotel.
ü The bus stop is in front of our house.
ü He was standing in front
of me in the line.
ü She spends all the day in
front of her computer.
ü He is now entitled to put
“professor” in front of her name.
ü The car in front me
stopped suddenly and I had to break.
IN FAVOUR OF
Giving support and agreement:
ü He argued in favour of
his friend.
ü She talked in favour of
the strike.
ü The Telugu voters voted
in favour of TDP in 2014 elections.
IN COURSE OF
Going to a particular process:
ü The Grammar book by
Santoshkumar is in course of preparation.
ü Rajini’s new movie
“Dumdi” is in course of making.
IN CASE OF
If something happens:
ü In case of fire, ring the
alarm bell.
ü In case of any problem,
call me immediately.
ü In case of accident, use
first aid box.
ON BEHALF OF
representing; instead of :
ü On behalf of the entire
company, I would like to thank you for all your work.
ü Unfortunately, Sundaram
cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award on his behalf.
ü Dumdi cannot be here, so
her husband will accept the prize on his behalf.
ü On behalf of Tao Educare
and my own on behalf of welcome to all to this grand celebration.
IN ADDITION TO
Used when you want to mention another
person or thing after something else:
ü In addition to these
arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.
ü Students have to write
the exam paper of 70 marks in addition to bit paper of 30 marks.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH
Following or obeying a rule/law/wish/etc
:
ü In accordance with her
wishes, she was buried in France.
ü We acted in accordance
with my parents' wishes.
FOR
THE SAKE OF
Because of, or for the purpose of
something:
ü They stayed together for the sake of the children.
ü Let's not disagree for
the sake of (= because of) a few Rupees.
ü You're only arguing for
the sake of her) .
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