Category Archives: Prepositions

Prepositional Phrases

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Compare these preposition phrases and “the mistakes with prepositions” post. Click on the Prepositions category over to the right.

Most common phrases here are:

at a discount, out of breath, out of control, out of date, in time, in demand, by chance, by accident, on schedule, on the road, on a diet

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Mistakes With Prepositions

Preposition mistakes happen when the wrong preposition is used. For example “They reached at the airport at 6pm.” -incorrect . “They reached the airport at 6pm.” – correct.

These are typical mistakes that I hear from English students. Especially 3 and 4. 8 is ok both ways.

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