{"id":5023,"date":"2022-08-06T04:50:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T04:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Prepositional<\/mark><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:para"},"modified":"2022-08-06T05:00:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T05:00:12","slug":"prepositional-phrases-with-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/prepositional-phrases-with-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepositional Phrases with FOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-309639405\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Prepositional<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A prepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object. Most of the time, a prepositional phrase modifies a verb or a noun. These two kinds of prepositional phrases are called adverbial phrases and adjectival phrases, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepositions are words that begin with prepositional phrases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3172762558\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Prepositional Phrases with FOR<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td> For a change <\/td><td> For a good cause <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For a good reason <\/td><td> For a holiday <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For a moment <\/td><td> For a reason <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For a visit <\/td><td> For a walk <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For a while <\/td><td> For ages <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For breakfast <\/td><td> For certain <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For dinner <\/td><td> For ever <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For example <\/td><td> For experience <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For fear of <\/td><td> For fun <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For good <\/td><td> For granted <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For hire <\/td><td> For instance <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For lack of <\/td><td> For life <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For love <\/td><td> For luck <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For lunch <\/td><td> For my <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For nothing <\/td><td> For once <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For real <\/td><td> For safekeeping <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For sale <\/td><td> For short <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For sure <\/td><td> For the benefit (of) <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For the good of <\/td><td> For the moment <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For the rest of <\/td><td> For the sake of <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> For the time being <\/td><td> For want of <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3172762558\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Prepositional Phrase Examples with FOR<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The major recommendation is for a change in the law.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For real Indian food, just follow these recipes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fiction is a poor surrogate for real experience.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I know for sure that I won&#8217;t be able to go to the party.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There&#8217;s two spoonsful of sugar, and one for luck.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Good for good every man can do, good for bad only a noble man can do.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Although he had only entered the contest for fun, he won first prize.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Great trees are good for nothing but shade.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The children plumped for a holiday by the sea.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I have searched my mind for a reason, but can&#8217;t find one.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Drop over to our house for a visit sometime.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There is a similar word in many languages, for example in French and Italian.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Let&#8217;s step out for a walk, shall we?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2022\/08\/Examples-of-Prepositional-Phrases-with-FOR-wordscoach.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Prepositional Phrases with FOR - wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-5065\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3172762558\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES WITH FOR MEANING AND EXAMPLES<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><strong>Prepositional phrase<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Meaning<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;ages<\/td><td>For a long time<\/td><td>I haven&#8217;t been downtown&nbsp;<strong>for ages<\/strong>!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;a change<\/td><td>To do something different<\/td><td>Let&#8217;s go hiking&nbsp;<strong>for a change<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;instance<\/td><td>To give an example<\/td><td>John works late.&nbsp;<strong>For instance<\/strong>, yesterday he left the office at 9 pm.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;nothing<\/td><td>In vain<\/td><td>The trains are on strike. I walked to the station&nbsp;<strong>for nothing<\/strong>!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;nothing<\/td><td>At no cost<\/td><td>He gave me several books and dictionaries&nbsp;<strong>for nothing<\/strong>!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;the sake of<\/td><td>For the purpose of; in the interest of<\/td><td>They stayed together<strong>&nbsp;for the sake of<\/strong>&nbsp;their children.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;short<\/td><td>As a short form<\/td><td>William is his name, but he&#8217;s called Bill&nbsp;<strong>for short<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;now<\/td><td>Until a later time<\/td><td>That&#8217;s all the information we have&nbsp;<strong>for now<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;sale\/rent\/hire<\/td><td>Something offered to people to buy\/rent\/hire &#8230;<\/td><td>That red car is&nbsp;<strong>for sale<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;better or worse<\/td><td>Whatever the consequences<\/td><td>Anyway, I accepted the job,<strong>&nbsp;for better or worse<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;want of<\/td><td>Because of a lack of<\/td><td><strong>For want of<\/strong>&nbsp;a better place, we set up camp in a field.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For<\/strong>&nbsp;a while<\/td><td>For a period of time<\/td><td>I&#8217;d like to stop working and travel&nbsp;<strong>for a while<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Read More:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/prepositional-phrases-list-and-examples\/\">Prepositional Phrases List and Examples<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/prepositional-phrases-with-out\/\">Prepositional Phrases with OUT<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/prepositional-phrase-list-with-at\/\">Prepositional Phrase List With AT<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/prepositional-phrases-with-on\/\">Prepositional Phrases with ON<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3172762558\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object. Most of the time, a prepositional phrase modifies a verb or a noun. These two kinds of prepositional phrases are called adverbial phrases and adjectival phrases, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Prepositional Phrase List with FOR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[369,26,25,146],"tags":[29,374,28,373,372,377,378,370,390],"class_list":["post-5023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prepositional-phrase","category-english","category-english-grammar","category-phrases","tag-english","tag-english-grammar","tag-grammar","tag-list-of-prepositions","tag-list-of-prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases","tag-phrases-with-prepositions-list","tag-preposition-words-list-with-examples","tag-prepositional-phrase","tag-prepositional-phrases-with-for"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}