Question

Read the sentence. The guest speaker was delayed because of heavy traffic. Which is the compound preposition? A. of heavy traffic B. guest speaker C. because of D. was delayed

Answer 1

Answer: C) Because of.

Explanation: a preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause. A compound prepositions are those which are formed by prefixing the preposition to a noun, an adjective or an adverb. In the given sentence we can see an example of a compound preposition in the words "because of" (corresponding to option C).

Answer 2

C). Because

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