Project in English

Second Year - Saint Dominic

S.Y. 2010 - 2011

PREPOSITIONAL
idioms
WHAT IS A PREPOSITION?

prep·o·si·tion [prèppə zísh'n]
(plural prep·o·si·tions)
noun

A PREPOSITION is a word used before noun:

a member of a set of words used in close
connection with, and usually before, nouns and
pronouns to show their relation to another part of a
clause.
WHAT IS AN IDIOM?

id·i·om [íddee əm]
(plural id·i·oms) noun

An IDIOM is a fixed expression with non literal

meaning: a fixed distinctive expression whose
meaning cannot be deduced from the combined
meanings of its actual words.
WHAI IS A PREPOSITIONAL IDIOM?

A prepositional idiom is consist of a verb followed by a

preposition, but unlike an ordinary prepositional phrase, it forms
an expression with a non-literal or idiomatic meaning. Some
grammarians consider the prepositional idiom a type of
a phrasal verb, others call it the phrasal verb itself, and still
others call it a verb phrase.
EXAMPLES:

At
• at any rate :  whatever happens or is happening

• at one's disposal :  available for one’s use

• at fault :  causing a problem or accident
• at first :  in the beginning
• at last :  finally, after some delay
• at a loss :  unsure of what to do or say; speechless
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Behind
• behind the scenes :  influencing events secretly; unseen

Beside
• beside the point :  irrelevant

By
• by accident:  not on purpose
• by all means :  by any possible method
• by hand:   without the use of machinery
• by heart :  from memory
• by mistake :  accidentally
• by oneself :  alone
• by the way :  incidentally
EXAMPLES:
For
• for good :  permanently
• for a living :  as a profession
• for one thing :  because of one reason
• for a while :  for a period of time
• for sure :  definitely

From
• from scratch :  from raw ingredients/materials
• from time to time :  occasionally
In
• in any case :  whatever happens
• in demand:  wanted by many people
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Inside
• inside out :  with the inner side out

Out
• out of the blue :  unexpectedly
• out of the ordinary :  unusual

To
• to a certain extent :  partly

Under
• under one's breath :  in a whisper
• under the influence of :  affected by
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Francis Ison Franz Madrid Kalvin Morales

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Ms. Gemma M. Abriza 2010 - 2011

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