Compound+Preposition

**What is a Compound Preposition? **
A compound preposition is two or more words that shows relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence.

__**Examples: **__


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 * In addition
 * In front of
 * By means of
 * In the interest
 * In need of
 * Apart from
 * Next to
 * Out of
 * Instead of

**__Exercises __**

//Directions: Using the compound preposition words above fill in the blank.// 1. __ According to __ the zoo book, elephants have very large ears. 2. __ In the interest __ of time make sure you quickly but accurately finish the assignment. 3. We have good writers, but our current essay are __ is in need __ of work. 4. They were the best __ out of __ all the participents in the contest. 5. On the table, the book is __ next to __ the pencil. 6. The girl stood __ in front __ of the boy in the lunch line. 7. Eat broccoli __ instead of __ pizza; it is healthier. 8. __ Apart from __ getting a bad grade on my test, I get good grades in math. 9. In addition, we should give to another charity. 10. He worked for the women __ by means of __ getting paid five dolars and hour.