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
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Forth
From
In
Like
Near
Of
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off
on
out
over
per
save
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Through
Till
To
Up
Via
With
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2. COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS
abaft
aboard
about
above
across
adown
after
against
aloft
along
amid
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Amidst
Among
Anent
Around
Aslant
Athwart
Before
Behind
Below
Beneath
Beside
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besides
between
betwixt
beyond
despite
except
inside
into
onto
opposite
outside
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since
throughout
toward(s)
under
underneath
unlike
until
unto
upon
withal
within
without
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3. PARTICIPIAL PREPOSITIONS
Barring bating concerning
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considering during
excepting
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Notwithstanding
past
pending
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regarding
respecting
saving
touching
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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
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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
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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
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in according with in
support of
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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