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What Is a Prepositional Phrase?
A prepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object. Most of the time, a prepositional phrase modifies a verb or a noun. These two kinds of prepositional phrases are called adverbial phrases and adjectival phrases, respectively.
At a minimum, a prepositional phrase consists of one preposition and the object it governs. The object can be a noun, a gerund (a verb form ending in “-ing” that acts as a noun), or a clause.
He arrived in time .
Is she really going out with that guy ?
To these two basic elements, modifiers can be freely added.
He arrived in the nick of time.
Is she really going out with that tall, gorgeous guy?
Some of the most common prepositions that begin prepositional phrases are to, of, about, at, before, after, by, behind, during, for, from, in, over, under, and with.
Prepositional Phrases That Modify Nouns
When a prepositional phrase acts upon a noun, we say it is behaving adjectivallybecause adjectives modify nouns. A prepositional phrase that behaves adjectivally is called, quite logically, an adjectival phrase.
The cat in the middle is the cutest.
I always buy my milk from the convenience store on Main Street .
My mother has always wanted to live in a cabin by the lake .
In the first of these sentences, in the middle answers the question of which cat the writer thinks is the cutest. Similarly, on Main Street gives us information about which store the writer is describing, and by the lake tells us what kind of cabin the writer’s mother is dreaming about. All of these adjectival phrases provide specificity to a noun in order to enhance our understanding.
Prepositional Phrases That Modify Verbs
When a prepositional phrase acts upon a verb, we say it is behaving adverbiallybecause adverbs modify verbs. A prepositional phrase that behaves adverbially is called an adverbial phrase.
To find the person who stole the last cookie, look behind you.
Harry drank his Butterbeer with fervor.
In the first sentence, behind you answers the question “Look where?” In the second, with fervor answers the question “Drank how?”
Prepositional Phrases Acting as Nouns
Less frequently, prepositional phrases can function like nouns in a sentence.
During the national anthem is the worst time to blow your nose.
After the game will be too late for us to go to dinner.
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Prepositional Phrases Examples. Every prepositional phrase is a series of words made up of a preposition and its object. The object may be a noun, pronoun, gerund or clause. A prepositional phrase functions as an adjective or adverb.
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