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Unit 5. the prepositions of englisn

(from «Let's Write English» by Wishon and Burks)

Prepositions are the connecting links between the words and phrases of a sentence which they join together in various special relationships.

For convenience of reference the lists that follow are divided in four groups: (1) the simple preposition; (2) the compound prepositions, so-called because they are combinations of two or more older forms now no longer used; (3) the participial prepositions, so-called because they have the form of a present participle in (-ing), but have the function and use of the preposition; (4) the phrasal prepositions, so-called because they are word-groups that serve as and have the function of a single preposition in the sentence structure. This last group qualifies and often makes more precise the meaning intended by the writer where one of the single-word prepositions does not always clearly or fully express the relationship intended. You will notice in most of these phrasal prepositions that one andoften two simple or compound prepositions appear in the word-group which makes up the phrasal preposition.

Note that certain of the words listed below are used with much less fequency than others or that they have a specialized meaning for which reference to an English language dictionary is recommended.

1. SIMPLE PREPOSITIONS

at

but

by

down

ere

for

 

Forth

From

In

Like

Near

Of

 

off

on

out

over

per

save

 

Through

Till

To

Up

Via

With

 

2. COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS

abaft

aboard

about

above

across

adown

after

against

aloft

along

amid

 

 

Amidst

Among

Anent

Around

Aslant

Athwart

Before

Behind

Below

Beneath

Beside

 

 

besides

between

betwixt

beyond

despite

except

inside

into

onto

opposite

outside

 

 

since

throughout

toward(s)

under

underneath

unlike

until

unto

upon

withal

within

without

 

 

3. PARTICIPIAL PREPOSITIONS

Barring bating concerning

 

considering during

excepting

 

Notwithstanding

past

pending

 

regarding

respecting

saving

touching

 

4. PHRASAL PREPOSITIONS

abreast of

abreast with

according to

agreebly to

ahead of

alongside of

antecedent to

anterior to

apart from

apropos of

as against

as between

as compared with

as distinct from

as distinguished from

as far as

as far back as

as for

as opposed to

as to

as touching

aside from

as the cost of

at the hands of

at the instance of

at the peril of

at the point of

at the risk of

back of

because of

beyond the reach of

by dint of

 

for fear of

for lack of

for the benefit of

for the ends of

for the purpose of

for the sake of

for want of

from above

from among

from behind

from below

from beneath

from between

from beyond

from in front of

from lack of

from off

from out

from out of

from over

from under

hand in hand with

in opposition to

in order that

in place of

in point of

in preference to

in process of

in proportion to

in pursuit of

in quest of

in re (concerning)

in recognition of

in reference to

in regard to

in relation to

in respect to

in respect of

in reply to

in return for

in search of

insofar as

inspite of

in stead of

    in according with               in support of

in addition to

in advance of

in agreement with

inasmuch as

in back of

in behalf of

in the interest of

in between

in care of

 

in that

in the case of

in the event of

in the matter of

in the middle of

in the midst of

in the name of

in the presence of

in the room of

 

 

by (the) help of

by means of

by order of

by reason of

by the aid of

by virtue of

by way of

care of

concurrently with

conditionally on

comformably to

contraty to

counter to

differently from

down to

due to

east of

eastward from

exclusive of

face to face with

farther than

for example

on the point of

on the pretense of

on the score of

on the side of

on the strength of

on (the) top of

opposite to

out of

out of regard for

out of respect for

over against

over and above

owing to

preferably to

preliminary to

preparatory to

previous to

previously to

 

in case of

in common with

in company with

in comparison with

in comparison to

in compliance with

in conflict with

in conformity with

in consequence of

in consideration of

in contrast with

in contrast to

in course of

in default of

in defiance of

in disregard of

in (the) face of

in favour of

in front of

in fulfilment of

in lieu of

in obedience to

prior to

pursuant to

regardless of

relative to

short of

side by side with

so far as

so far from

south of

southward from

subject to

subsequent to

subsequently to

suitably to

thanks to

through lack of

to and fro

to the order of

 

in the place of

in the teeth of

in the way of

in taken if

in under (colloquial)

in view of

inclusive of

inconsistently with

independently of

inside of

irrespective of

next door to

next to

north of

northward from

on account of

on behalf of

on board (of)

on pain of

on the face of

on the occasion of

on the part of

under cover of

under pain of

up against

up and down

west of

westward from

with a view to

with an eye to

with reference to

with respect to

with regard to

with the exception of

with the intention of

with the object of

with the purpose of

with the view of

within reach of

with regard to

 


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