Compound Prepositions (Складові прийменники)

according to згідно з чимось	According to the information received by us the exhibition will open on May 10.
as far as до, наскільки	They managed to get as far as the Spanish border.
because of через, завдяки, внаслідок	Because of problems the launch has been put back a week.
by means of за допомогою	You might analyse this by means of the scientific method.
due to через, завдяки, внаслідок	The restaurant’s success was due to its new manager.
in addition to в доповнення, крім того	In addition to this equipment, two extra devises were used.
in front of перед, напроти	Suddenly, something ran across the road in front of the car.
in order to (для того) щоб	Samuel trained every day in order to improve his performance.
in spite of незважаючи на	We went out in spite of the rain.
instead of замість	You probably picked up my keys instead of yours.
on account of внаслідок, через, з приводу	She was told to wear flat shoes, on account of her back problem.
owing to через, завдяки	Owing to him, the project will be a success.
thanks to через, завдяки, внаслідок	Some ski resorts opened early, thanks to a late-October snowstorm.

Exercise 33 Translate the sentences.

A

1. According to the information received by us the ship will arrive on the 10^th of April. 2. I go by bus as far as the Library and then walk a few blocks to my office. 3. They didn’t go to the country because of the rain. 4. In big ports ships are loaded and unloaded by means of cranes. 5. The train did not arrive in time due to the snowstorm. 6. In addition to the trouble in the engine there appeared another in the transmission. 7. Who is sitting in front of him? 8. The new equipment was used in order to test the vibration of the engine. 9. He left in spite of all my protests. 10. What book can you give me instead of that one? 11. The match was delayed on account of heavy rain. 12. Owing to the new system of regulations the number of accidents went down. 13. Thanks to his help we finished our work early.

B

1. By means of this device we can carry out more operations now in shorter time. 2. The work is going on according to the schedule. 3. The engine didn’t operate well because of bad fuel. 4. In order to protect the surface from heat and cold it was covered with special substance. 5. Due to the establishment of new trolley-bus routes the passenger service in the city was improved. 6. The monument was restored in spite of many difficulties. 7. Who can repair the apparatus instead of him? 8. No planes took off on that day on account of low clouds. 9. Is there any high building in front of your house? 10. The expedition sailed as far as Borneo. 11. In addition to sails the boat was also supplied with a motor.

Exercise 34 Fill in the gaps with owing to, due to, in addition to, according to, in front of, in spite of, by means of, thanks to, instead of, in order to, as far as, because of.

1. You will be paid ... the amount of work you do. 2. A big oak tree stood ... the building. 3. ... recent research, effective treatments are available. 4. The train arrived late ... the snowstorm. 5. We saw a Mickey Mouse cartoon ... the cowboy movie. 6. The fisherman saved himself ... a floating log. 7. Flight BA213 has been delayed ... fog. 8. We have decided to close down the school for the summer ... do some major repairs. 9. ... I know he will be here in a few minutes. 10. ... all their differences, Joan and Ann remain friends. 11. The picnic was held in the gym ... the rain. 12. Let’s meet at the restaurant ... the department store as we had planned.