English Club COMPLEX Prepositions (FILL IN THE BLANKS)

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There were two houses with a narrow path _____.

(in) between

______ what you've said, I think we should reconsider our proposed course of action.

In view of

Is everyone _____ the boat?

aboard / on board / on

__________ historians, the document is not real.

according to

__________ our records you owe $230.

according to

We are well __________ their research.

ahead of

There are twenty people________ us in line.

ahead of / in front of

He arrived ___________ the others.

ahead of; before

I ate some chocolates ________ some fruit.

along with / as well as

Jane went to the mall _________ David.

along with / with

__________ its wonderful kitchen, that house needs a lot of work done on it.

apart from / except for

For Hawthorne, ________ Borges, his writing was a reaction to his cultural situation.

as for

My wife and I are well. _______ our work, it is not going well.

as for

I am still working, and _________ my health, it is very good.

as for / concerning / about

The tenant is responsible for all damages to the apartment, ______ the leasing contract.

as per

I had two spoonfuls of the medicine after lunch, ______ instructions.

as per / according to

We are puzzled _____ how it happened.

as to / with regard to / about

______ Mary, Nancy, Craig, and Phil, I have no friends on campus.

aside from / except for / besides

_______ a small bank account, I have no money at all.

aside from / except for / besides

The kite flew ____ the boy.

away from

The train was delayed _______ bad weather.

because of / as a result of / on account of / by reason of

A lot of her happiness is ____ boredom.

because of / due to

She squeezed_____ the parked cars and ran out into the road.

between / in between

We would have reached the summit _____ the weather.

but for / except for

They succeeded ______ patience and sacrifice.

by means of / owing to

The school is ____ the gym.

close to / near (to) / next to / by

______ public opinion, my uncle is well and healthy.

contrary to

______ what you might think, I am neat and tidy.

contrary to

I might to see a movie tomorrow, _______ what time I get home from work.

depending on

We may go to Spain for our holiday, ______ the cost.

depending on

______ wet leaves on the line, this train will arrive an hour late.

due to / because of / owing to

Our offices are open Monday through Friday____ on national holidays.

except (for)

He invited everyone _____ me.

except (for) / other than / but

______ our recent conversation, we are writing to confirm details of the forthcoming conference.

further to

_______ his flat in London, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland

in addition to

______ this, several other benefits are being offered.

in addition to / on top of / besides

______ movies, the company also published magazines.

in addition to /as well as / besides

This is the number to call _____ emergency.

in case of

The committee is not _____ the plan.

in favor of

The council voted ______ a $200 million housing development.

in favor of

Her economic theories are ______ the current government.

in favor with

She started talking to the man ______ her.

in front of

They gave me roast beef ____ ham.

in lieu of / instead of

We gave money to charity _____ sending flowers to the funeral.

in lieu of / instead of

I am writing ____________ your letter of 15 March.

in regard to / with regard to / in reference to / with reference to

_____ the bad weather, I had fun on vacation.

in spite of

______ her orders to stay, I left.

in spite of

She left home ______ strong opposition from her parents.

in the face of

I ordered chicken ______ fish.

instead of

The legislation must be applied ______ someone's ethnic origins.

irrespective of / regardless of

We stayed at an inn ____ London.

near (to) / close to / in

What you want me to do is ______ impossible.

next to

_____ skiing, she likes hiking.

next to

My car is the one ____ hers.

next to / by / near

He doesn't drink alcohol ______ his health

on account of / because of

______ the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work.

on behalf of

We finally convinced him to join the project. Now that he's _____, we can succeed.

on board

Hail came _____ a violent thunderstorm

on top of / after / following / during

The apple is _____ the book.

on top of / near / next to / by

They are building a new park _____ the police station.

opposite to / across from

The form cannot be signed by anyone ______ yourself.

other than

Holidays _______ those in this brochure do not have free places for children.

other than / except

She stuck her head ____ the window.

out (of)

Both she and her husband are ______ work

out of

I jumped _____ bed and ran downstairs.

out of

She sat for two hours on the floor _______ his room.

outside (of)

_________ this group of people, no one knows about this problem yet.

outside of / except for

I couldn't attend, _________ illness.

owing to / because of / on account of / due to

The company was more successful ______ the changes of ownership and editorship.

prior to / preceding / before

We believe in freedom for all, __________ race or creed.

regardless of

We will persevere ____________ past failures.

regardless of / in spite of / despite

They found all the last documents __________ one.

save (for) / but / except for

____________ Mary, we have tickets to the game. She bought them early before they were sold out.

thanks to / because of

___________ the storm, we have no electricity.

thanks to / due to / because of

The cost of food _______ drinks and prizes made it an expensive party.

together with

The car is _________ the back of the garage! Back out a little!

up against

We came _________ a very strong team.

up against

l am _________ some serious problems.

up against / facing

______ last week, my sister believed that Santa Clause was real.

up until / up to / until / before / prior to

______ yesterday, we had no idea where the child was.

up until / up to / until / before / prior to

The decline in the power of local authorities _________ central government is worrying.

vis-à-vis / in comparison with

I've got to speak to him __________ his expenditures.

vis-à-vis / in relation to / regarding / about

She has her hair blonde and curly, _______ Marilyn Monroe.

à la / like


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