Compound preposition exercises

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1. Group each compound preposition into the category listed in the table

Compound prepositions	Categories
ahead of
except for
instead of
owing to
apart from
in addition to
near to
on account of
thanks to
as well as
in place of

2. Choose the correct compound prepositions to fill in the blanks

1. He is _________ everyone in the race.

outside of

in spite of

in place of

ahead of

2. _________ Tom, who is away, all his close friends were invited to the wedding.

As for

In spite of

Owing to

Except for

3. _________ the report, it will be ready tomorrow.

As for

In spite of

Owing to

Except for

4. She parked her car _________ the building.

in spite of

in front of

ahead of

out of

5. _________ her advice, I got a promotion.

As for

Thanks to

Ahead of

Except for

6. He enjoys cooking _________ reading.

in place of

except for

owing to

as well as

7. The flight was delayed _________ heavy fog.

in spite of

ahead of

due to

except for

8. Did they check the _________ the car?

in spite of

inside of

out of

up to

9. That’s not _________ me to decide.

because of

up to

owing to

out of

10. I didn’t go _________ the rain.

up to

ahead of

out of

because of

3. Select the correct compound preposition from the dropdown list

1. Monday, I’ll be in the office next week.

2. Monday, I won’t be in the office.

3. She was offered the position her strong communication skills.

4. She was not offered the position her strong communication skills.

5. the recent outbreak of cholera, we decided to cancel our trip to Comoros.

6. He decided to buy the house its proximity to the beach.

7. They went to Comoros the recent outbreak of cholera.

8. He works as a teacher being a CEO.

9. I was despair after I got divorced.

10. The pope could not travel anymore his advanced age.

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Exercises on compound prepositions

1. Group each compound preposition into the category listed in the table

2. Choose the correct compound prepositions to fill in the blanks

3. Select the correct compound preposition from the dropdown list