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Re: complex preposition Quote: |
Originally Posted by RonBee Quote: |
Originally Posted by MikeNewYork Quote: |
Originally Posted by me please can you explain to me what a complex preposition is, iv looked every where and no where seems to be able to help me  | A complex preposition is a preposition made up of two or more words; it acts as a single unit in a sentence.
because of
due to
with respect to
in regard to
More here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/preps/complex.htm | Hey! That's not in our glossary. Tdol does say: "Some prepositional phrases can function like single word prepositions; next to, in front of, etc." http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/preposition.html
His examples, next to and in front of are complex prepositions, right?
:) | Yes they are. It is a terminology thing, but, for me, a prepositional phrase is a preposition (simple or complex) plus its object and any modifiers of the object. |