Compound or phrasal prepositions
A preposition is not always a single word. There are a number of
prepositions in common use that are made up of a group of 2 or more
words. Such prepositions are called compound prepositions or
phrasal prepositions. The following list includes the compound
prepositions that are in common use.
| according to |
by means of |
for the sake of |
in consideration of |
in respect to |
out of |
| along side of |
by reason of |
in addition to |
in apposition with |
in spite of |
with reference to |
| along with |
by way of |
in accordance with |
in front of |
instead of |
with regard to |
| because of |
contrary to |
in case of |
in regard to |
on account of |
with respect to |
The president resigned on account of illness.
According to our schedule, the job will be completed tomorrow.
