Grammar and Language Workbook

COMMON COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS
according to
apart from
because of
in front of
next to 
out of
ahead of
aside from
by means of
in spite of
on account of
owing to
along with
as to
in addition to
instead of
on top of
Phrases that begin with a preposition usually end with a noun or a pronoun called the
object of the preposition
.
The baron rode into his private forest.
 Exercise 1
Underline each preposition and circle the object of each preposition.
The Renaissance music echoed along the hallway of the palazzo.
1. We happily boarded the cruise ship from the passenger waiting room.
2. Tom found this little kitten out on the sidewalk.
3. The letter concerned an event that happened before last week.
4. Your idea, Bill, is really beyond my comprehension.
5. Wanjiru told us all about it as we stood within the dugout.
6. Do you like living near the ocean, Francis?

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7. I am still waiting for an answer to the question I posed yesterday.
8. How can you expect success without serious practice, Samantha?
9. Tammy parked in the driveway behind your dad’s car.
10. To Robert, there seems nothing of importance next to his personal goals.
11. The excited fans pointed beyond the outfield fence when Mattingly hit the home run.
12. Harold and Ellen offered assistance to the last person, who declined it.
13. I was sure I had placed the box of cookies inside the grocery sack.
14. I’ll try anything except a high dive; I am afraid of that.
15. Take the path that runs between the trees, Jonathan.
16. The emperor sat on his horse among the kings, dukes, counts, and barons.