Prepositional Phrases Containing By, Page 3 (P-Z)
This section of EnhanceMyVocabulary.com is all about learning about prepositions and prepositional phrases. A preposition connects words, clauses, and sentences together and shows the relation between them
A preposition connects words, clauses, and sentences together and shows the relation between them. "My hand is on the table" shows relation between hand and table.
Prepositions are so called because they are generally placed before the words whose connection or relation with other words they point out.
You can better understand the function of prepositions by seeing examples of prepositional phrases in which the preposition connects two other words. Kleiser's book provides numerous examples of propositional phrases for six of the most commonly used prepositions.
This set consists of prepositional phrases containing the preposition "by."
P
parched by disuse
persuaded by appeal
portray by words
prescribed by custom
prevented by chance
prompted by coquetry
purged by sorrow
R
racked by suffering
refuted by reason
repelled by censure
restrained by violence
rising by industry
S
sanctioned by experience
shaped by tradition
soured by misfortune
stung by derision
supplanted by others
supported by evidence
T
thwarted by fortune
tempered by charity
tormented by jealousy
tortured by doubt
U
unadorned by artifice
undaunted by failure
undetermined by sorrow
undone by treachery
unfettered by fear
urged by curiosity
V
vitalized by thought
W
won by aggression
worn by time
wrenched by emotions
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Editor's note: This section of EnhanceMyVocabulary.com is excerpted and adapted from Project Gutenberg's Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases, by Grenville Kleiser.
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