Lección 15ª (cont.): Grammar


Compound prepositions

A compound preposition is a word followed by a preposition. This preposition never changes. It is advisable to learn these words. Here is a list:

According to

Apart from

As for

As regards of

By means of

Due to

Except for

Instead of

On behalf of

Owing to A

In English, there are many verbs that are followed by determined prepositions. It is essential to learn these prepositions. Here is a list:

Sonido Stop

 

 

To admire somebody for something

To agree with somebody

To apologise for doing something

To argue with somebody

To believe in something / somebody

To blame somebody for something

To borrow something from somebody

To be capable of doing something

To congratulate somebody for doing something

To convince somebody to do something

To deal with something

To depend on something/somebody

To be engaged to somebody

To be married to somebody

To forgive somebody for something

To exchange something for something

To insist on doing something

To interfere with something

To introduce somebody to somebody

To be involved in something

To be interested in something

To have confidence in somebody

To be longing for something

To quarrel with somebody

To remind somebody of somebody

To rely on somebody

To provide somebody with something

To succeed in doing something

To revise for something

To share something with somebody

To be stolen from somewhere

To pay for something

To be suffering from something

To thank somebody for something

To be tired of something

To work for somebody / company

To resign from something