Prepositional phrases

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• Leerjaar 5

Phrasal verbs and Prepositional phrases

Just like bread and cheese are the minimum ingredients for making a cheese sandwich, a preposition and the object of a preposition are the minimum requirements for forming a prepositional phrase. 

use "on merit" in a sentence

The journey must have been boring.
...., it was fantastic!

1. in honour
2. in exchange for
3. in touch with
4. on the contrary

make a sentence with
"without fail"

Government is ... with public mood.

1. in memory of
2. in exchange of
3. out of touch with
4. at short notice

He came in/at a moment's notice.

1. in
2. at

She mentioned it on/in passing.

1. on
2. in

She got it in exchange/change for a favour.

1. exchange
2. change

We have had to put our holiday plans on for the moment because of work.

Out respect for the bereaved family, hundreds turned up at the funeral.

She opened the can by of a special device designed for the disabled.

After three hours, he "arrived" without a word of apology.

1. bumped into
2. asked after
3. showed up
4. got by

I just can't "get rid of" the feeling that someone is watching me.

1. wear off
2. shake off
3. fling away
4. bump off

make a sentence with
"get by"

bring up

butt in

make up for

own up

raise

interrupt

compensate for

confess

taken in

take it apart

does away with

deceived

dismantle it

abolishes it

Write three sentences using the prepositional phrases: taken in, take apart, does away with

Make a sentence with:
"for a while"

Make a sentence with:
"at last"

Make a sentence with:
"by far"