17 Prepositions hay giúp bạn đạt IELTS Writing 7.0+

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STT Prepositions Nghĩa Ví dụ
1  As opposed to

Used to make a contrast between two things

(dùng để chỉ sự đối lập giữa hai điều được nhắc tới)

 This exercise develops suppleness as opposed to strength.
2 In addition (to somebody/something) Used when you want to mention another person/thing after something else In addition to these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.
3 On top of

In addition to something

 He gets commission on top of his salary.

In control of a situation

 Work tends to pile up if I don’t keep on top of it.
4 With a view to (doing) something With the intention or hope of doing something He is painting the house with a view to selling it.
5  With regard to/In regard to Concerning somebody/something The company’s position with regard to overtime is made clear in their contracts.

6  

In place of somebody/something

Instead of somebody/something

We just had soup in place of a full meal.

7

In case of something

If something happens

In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.

8

 For the sake of (doing) something

In order to get or keep something

The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy.

9

At the behest of somebody/something

Because somebody/something has ordered or requested it

At the behest of the King
10 By means of With the help of something The load was lifted by means of a crane.
11 In accordance with something According to a rule or the way that something should be done We acted in accordance with my parents’ wishes.
12 By virtue of/In virtue of By means of or because of something She got the job by virtue of her greater experience.
13 In order to do something With the purpose or intention of doing or achieving something In order to get a complete picture, further information is needed.
14 In respect of something

Concerning

   A writ was served on the firm in respect of their unpaid bill.

In payment for something

 Money received in respect of overtime
15 On behalf of somebody

In order to help somebody

 They campaigned on behalf of asylum seekers.
16 Thanks to  Used to say that something has happened because of somebody/something It was all a great success – thanks to a lot of hard work.
17 In lieu of Instead of They took cash in lieu of the prize they had won.

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