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What is the preposition or compound preposition in the following sentence Central Park is extremely popular owning to its many recreation areas

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In this sentence, there is no compound preposition, but there is a simple preposition followed by a noun phrase and preceded by a gerund; the word to.

"Central Park is extremely popular, owing to its many recreation areas."

Compound prepositions are prepositions which have been modified by adding a noun, an adjective or a verb after it. For example: inside, within, without, etc.

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