I have come across a definition of compound prepositions on
http://playit.pk/watch?v=GLoTwohOxBc
"Compound prepositions are those prepositions which are formed by prefixing the preposition to a noun, an adjective or an adverb"
Examples: above, along, inside, around, before, behind, below, beneath etc.
The boys ran around the bench
The book is inside the cupboard
The fan is above the table
I am unable to understand this definition, members are requested to make this clear to me.
Thanks in advance!
Best Answer
The commenters are correct. I think what your book is trying to say (and apparently using the wrong definition for "compound prepsition") is that the cited prepositions were developed by combining
a- with -round, in- with side, be- with -low, -hind, -neath, etc.