Basic and Complex Prepositions

Basic and Complex Prepositions

Many Prepositions we use are single words like in , on and at. These are called simple or Basic prepositions. There are also prepositions which are made up of two or three words. These complex prepositions act in he same way as single-word prepositions.

Like simple prepositions these two-word combinations come before a noun: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- according to , ahead of , along with , apart from , as for , as well as , aside from , away from , etc

Multiple Choice

_____ his surprise , the door was open.

• To

• On

• At

Multiple Choice

Trains were invented _____ the nineteen century.

• At

• Since

• In

Multiple Choice

We drove _____ the desert.

• Aboard

• Across

• Concerning

Multiple Choice

_____ Ramu , he will arrive later.

• As for

• Out of

• Up to

Multiple Choice

Everyone came , _____ Mary. She stayed at home.

• In face of

• Out of

• Except for

Multiple Choice

We had lunch _____ the meeting.

• Astride

• Bar

• After

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