{"id":2537,"date":"2016-08-18T22:35:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T05:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2024-07-21T10:38:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T17:38:57","slug":"complex-prepositions-in-prepositional-phrases-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/complex-prepositions-in-prepositional-phrases-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"82 Color-Coded Complex Prepositions in Prepositional Phrases \u2013 Example Sentences with Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below you will find 82 color-coded complex-preposition prepositional-phrase example sentences. Each color-coded example sentence is accompanied by two or three methods of analysis. Each method of analysis illustrates a different way of thinking about how prepositional phrases function in a sentence.<\/p>\n

Be sure to read these two pages in order to better understand complex prepositions, prepositional phrases, and the methods of analysis for all the examples below.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0 What are Complex Prepositions?<\/strong><\/a>
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 74 Color-Coded Prepositional Phrase Example Sentences with Analysis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Two Categories of Complex Prepositions<\/h3>\n

We have two basic groups of complex prepositions:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0 Two-Word Complex Prepositions
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 Three-Word and Four-Word Complex Prepositions<\/p>\n

Here is a relatively complete list of both types, and an example sentence for each complex preposition follows.<\/p>\n

Two-Word Complex Prepositions: 37 Total<\/h3>\n

1) according to,\u00a0 2) adjacent to,\u00a0 3) ahead of,\u00a0 4) along with,\u00a0 5) apart from,\u00a0 6) as for,\u00a0 7) as of,\u00a0 8) as per,\u00a0 9) as regards,\u00a0 10) as to,\u00a0 11) aside from,\u00a0 12) away from,\u00a0 13) because of,\u00a0 14) but for,\u00a0 15) close to,\u00a0 16) contrary to,\u00a0 17) due to,\u00a0 18) except for,\u00a0 19) far from,\u00a0 20) in between,\u00a0 21) inside of,\u00a0 22) instead of,\u00a0 23) irrespective of,\u00a0 24) next to,\u00a0 25) opposite to,\u00a0 26) out of,\u00a0 27) outside of,\u00a0 28) owing to,\u00a0 29) pertaining to,\u00a0 30) prior to,\u00a0 31) pursuant to,\u00a0 32) regardless of,\u00a0 33) subsequent to,\u00a0 34) thanks to,\u00a0 35) together with,\u00a0 36) up against,\u00a0 37) up to.<\/p>\n

Three-Word and Four-Word Complex Prepositions: 45 Total<\/h3>\n

Note:<\/em> The three-word and four-word prepositions are very similar in structure, except that the four-word prepositions contains an article (the<\/em> or a<\/em>).<\/p>\n

1) as a result of,\u00a0 2) at the expense of,\u00a0 3) by means of,\u00a0 4) by virtue of,\u00a0 5) by way of,\u00a0 6) for the sake of,\u00a0 7) in accordance with \/ to,\u00a0 8) in addition to,\u00a0 9) in back of,\u00a0 10) in case of,\u00a0 11) in charge of,\u00a0 12) in comparison with \/ to,\u00a0 13) in common with,\u00a0 14) in connection with \/ to,\u00a0 15) in contact with,\u00a0 16) in contrast with \/ to,\u00a0 17) in exchange for,\u00a0 18) in favor of,\u00a0 19) in front of,\u00a0 20) in lieu of,\u00a0 21) in (the) light of,\u00a0 22) in line with,\u00a0 23) in need of,\u00a0 24) in place of,\u00a0 25) in the process of,\u00a0 26) in reference to,\u00a0 27) in regard to,\u00a0 28) in relation to,\u00a0 29) in respect to,\u00a0 30) in return for,\u00a0 31) in search of,\u00a0 32) in spite of,\u00a0 33) in terms of,\u00a0 34) in view of,\u00a0 35) on account of,\u00a0 36) on behalf of,\u00a0 37) on the matter of,\u00a0 38) on top of,\u00a0 39) to the left of,\u00a0 40) to the right of,\u00a0 41) to the side of,\u00a0 42) with reference to,\u00a0 43) with regard to,\u00a0 44) with respect to,\u00a0 45) with the exception of.<\/p>\n

Color-Coded Key<\/h3>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Green = The Entire Prepositional Phrase<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Green Italics with Underline<\/em><\/span> = The Complex Preposition<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Green Bold<\/span> = The Object of the Preposition<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Red = The Word or Words that the Prepositional Phrase Modifies <\/span><\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Adj. = Adjectival<\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Adv. = Adverbial (includes Sentence Adverbs i.e., Disjuncts\/Conjuncts)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two-Word Complex-Preposition Example Sentences: 37 Total<\/h2>\n

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1. according to<\/em>:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0According to<\/span><\/em> the teacher<\/span><\/span>, Mindy is correct<\/span>.<\/h4>\n