English Club COMPLEX Prepositions (FILL IN THE BLANKS)
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
