The latter are known as phrasal prepositions and include; instead of, on behalf of, in spite of, on account of, etcetera. On average, there are about 100 prepositions. However, there are those ...

To help remember the dative prepositions, sing them to the first two lines of the Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas. Remember that King Wenceslas first set out on the ‘date’ (= dative ...