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Complex Prepositions TERM 2

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In this lesson we are going to discuss complex prepositions.

First of all

What are preposition?

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A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of prepositions are words like “in,” “at,” “on,” “of,” and “to.”

A complex preposition is a word group (such as “along with” or “on account of”) that functions like an ordinary one-word preposition.

Complex prepositions can be divided into two groups:

  • two-word units (a word + a simple preposition), such as apart from (also known as compound prepositions)
  • three-word units (a simple preposition + a noun + a simple preposition), such as by means of (also known as phrasal prepositions)

Examples of Complex Prepositions in English

  • according to
  • ahead of
  • along with
  • apart from
  • as for
  • as well as
  • aside from
  • away from
  • because of
  • but for
  • by means of
  • by virtue of
  • by way of
  • close to
  • contrary to
  • due to
  • except for
  • far from
  • for lack of
  • in accordance with
  • in addition to
  • in back of
  • in between
  • in (the) case of
  • in charge of
  • in exchange for
  • in front of
  • in light of
  • in line with
  • in place of
  • in (the) process of
  • in regard to
  • inside of
  • in spite of
  • instead of
  • in view of
  • near to
  • next to
  • on account of
  • on behalf of
  • on top of
  • out of
  • outside of
  • owing to
  • prior to
  • subsequent to
  • such as
  • thanks to
  • together with
  • up against
  • up to
  • up until
  • with respect to

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Complex Prepositions

Simple prepositions are words like in, on, to, for, from, at, of, with, across, off, up, into, by between, among, along. Prepositions are words that show the relationship between a nous and another noun.

Examples;

1.I put the orange into the box. Stella sat near the table.

2. Henry wrote on the writing board.

Complex Preposition is a word group (such as “along with” or “on account of”) that functions like an ordinary one-word preposition.

Two-word Complex Preposition

– according to

adjacent to

– as regards

– as to

– ahead of

– along with

– aside from

– away from

– apart from

– because of

-as for

– but for

– close to

– as of

– as per

– contrary to

– due to

– pertaining to

– except for

-far from

– prior to

– in between

-pursuant to

– prior to

-inside of

– irrespective of

– regardless of

– next to

-opposite to

– subsequent to

– thanks to

-out of

together with

– owing to

Three-word and four-word complex prepositions

– as a result of

-in contrast with

– at the expense of

exchange for

– by means of

– in favour of

– by virtue of

– in front of

– by way of

– in lieu of

– for the sake of

– in the light of

– in accordance with

– in line with

– in addition to

– in need of

– in back of

– in place of

– in case of

– in the process of

– in charge of

– in reference to

– in comparison with – in regard to

– in common with

– in relation to

– in connection with

– in respect to

– in contact with

– in return for

– in search of

– on top of

– in spite of

– to the left of

– in terms of

– to the right of

– in view of

– to the side of

-on account of

– with reference to

– on behalf of

– with regard to

– on the matter of

– with respect to

– with the exception of

– during the course of

Complex prepositions that express place.

-near / close to

– in front of

– out of

– far from

– by the side of

1. The church is close to the market.

2.The boy is standing in front of the car.

3. His shirt is out of the room.

4. My house is far from the Police Station.

5.The shoes are kept by the side of the box.

Complex prepositions that express time

-in time of

– about to

– during the course of

– at noon

– for one week

1. It was about to rain when I left school.

2.In the course of the day, I study a lot about the game.

3.We met at noon.

4. The pain has persisted for one week.

Complex prepositions that express reason

– due to

– because of

-on account of

– as a result of

1. The traffic jam was due to the road block.

2.1 was there because of my father.

3. He was denied on account of his illness.

4. The house was collapsed as a result of the storm.

Complex prepositions that express concession.

– In spite of

– Apart from

1. In spite of their success, they never made much money

2. He is industrious apart from his intelligence..