Complex preposition

Complex prepositions adalah kata depan yang terdiri dari dua atau tiga kata yang membentuk sebuah
preposisi, misalnya: according to, along with, due to, except for, apart from, instead of, because of, in
front of, regardless of, etc.

Contoh pemakaian complex prepositions dalam kalimat:

- You’ve been absent six times according to our records.

- The baby’s mother escaped from the fire along with two other children.

- She has been absent from work due to illness.

- Everyone was late, except for John.

- Apart from the ending, it’s a really good film.

- Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.

- They are here because of us.

- There’s a bus stop in front of the house.

- Regardless of whether he is right or wrong, we have to abide by his decisions.

1.BECAUSE OF

Because of them, we can solve the problem )karena mereka, kami dapat memecahkan masalah)

Because of us, he can not go to school (karena kami, dia tidak dapat berangkat kesekolah)

she is sick because of you (dia sakit karena mu)

we miss you because of you never here (kami merindukan mu karena kamu tidak pernah berada disini)

she can achieve what she want because of her mom (dia dapat mencapai apapun yang dia mau karena
ibunya)

2.NEXT TO

I sit next to him (aku duduk didekat nya)

my house next to the mosque (rumahku berada disamping masjid)

they stand next to the enemy (mereka berdiri disamping musuh)

we eat next to you (kami makan disamping mu)

our school next to the park (rumah kami berada disamping taman)

3.ACCORDING TO

According to me, you should go back (menurutku kamu harus kembali)

according to me, we should meet so’on (menurutku, kami harus segera bertemu)

According to him, we should solve the problem (menurutnya, kami harus memecahkan masalah)

according to my mom, I should study hard (menurut ibuku, aku harus belajar giat)

According to the chef, our dishes are delicious (menurut juru masak, makanan kami enak)

4.APART FROM

This is apart from our task (ini adalah bagian dari tugas kita)

I am apart from the member (aku adalah bagian dari anggota)

she is apart from my family (dia adalah bagian dari keluargaku)

we are apart from this school (kami adalah bagian dari sekolah ini)

he is apart from my besfriends (dia adalah bagian dari sahabat-sahabat baik ku)
Definition

A complex preposition is a word group (such as "along with" or "on account of") that functions like an
ordinary one-word preposition.

Complex prepositions can be divided into two groups:

two-word units (a word + a simple preposition), such as apart from (also known as compound
prepositions)

three-word units (a simple preposition + a noun + a simple preposition), such as by means of (also
known as phrasal prepositions)

Examples of Complex Prepositions in English

according to

ahead of

along with

apart from

as for

as well as

aside from

away from

because of

but for

by means of

by virtue of

by way of

close to

contrary to
due to

except for

far from

for lack of

in accordance with

in addition to

in back of

in between

in (the) case of

in charge of

in exchange for

in front of

in light of

in line with

in place of

in (the) process of

in regard to

inside of

in spite of

instead of

in view of

near to

next to

on account of

on behalf of
on top of

out of

outside of

owing to

prior to

subsequent to

such as

thanks to

together with

up against

up to

up until

with respect to

Examples of Complex Prepositions in Sentences

"Up until Pearl Harbor, half of the 48 states had laws making it illegal to employ a married woman."

(Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. Broadway Books, 2006)

"Her name is Miss Mey. She owns all the land for miles around, as well as the house in which we live."

(Alice Walker, "Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self," 1983)

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle."

(George Orwell, "In Front of Your Nose." Tribune, March 22, 1946)