Grammar: Compound Prepositions
Compound prepositions
A compound preposition is a word followed by a preposition. This preposition never changes. It is advisable to learn these words. Here is a list:
- According to
- Apart from
- As for
- As regards of
- By means of
- Due to
- Except for
- Instead of
- On behalf of
- Owing to A
In English, there are many verbs that are followed by determined prepositions. It is essential to learn these prepositions. Here is a list:
Sonido
- To admire somebody for something
- To agree with somebody
- To apologise for doing something
- To argue with somebody
- To believe in something/ somebody
- To blame somebody for something
- To borrow something from somebody
- To be capable of doing something
- To congratulate somebody for doing something
- To convince somebody to do something
- To deal with something
- To depend on something/somebody
- To be engaged to somebody
- To be married to somebody
- To forgive somebody for something
- To exchange something for something
- To insist on doing something
- To interfere with something
- To introduce somebody to somebody
- To be involved in something
- To be interested in something
- To have confidence in somebody
- To be longing for something
- To quarrel with somebody
- To remind somebody of somebody
- To rely on somebody
- To provide somebody with something
- To succeed in doing something
- To revise for something
- To share something with somebody
- To be stolen from somewhere
- To pay for something
- To be suffering from something
- To thank somebody for something
- To be tired of something
- To work for somebody/company
- To resign from something