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Prepositional Phrase - Coggle Diagram
Prepositional Phrase
1.
Definition
: 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.
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
.
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.
3.
Types of
prepositional phrases
Adverb prepositional
phrases
The dog jumped up
with excitement.
This sentence answers the question, “Jumped how?”
To find the professor that teaches chemistry, check
in the cafeteria
.
This sentence answers the question, “Look where?”
Definition: An adverbial or adverb prepositional phrase is a
prepositional phrase that modifies a verb
.
When the phrase acts on the verb, it’s considered to be acting adverbially because adverbs modify verbs.
Adjective prepositional
phrases
Definition: An adjectival or adjective prepositional phrase is a
prepositional phrase that modifies a noun
.
When a prepositional phrase behaves adjectively it’s considered to be an adjectival phrase.
The painting
on the end
is the best.
This sentence answers the question of which painting the writer believes is the best.
Taylor wants to stop at the restaurant
by the mall
.
This sentence tells us what restaurant Taylor wants to stop at.
2.Prepositional phrases
always consist of
two basic parts at minimum:
the object
and
the preposition
.
In formal English,
prepositions
are almost always
followed
by
objects
.
Adjectives
can be placed
between
the
prepositions
and
objects
in prepositional phrases.
Prepositional phrases
can act as adverbs
or adjectives
.
When prepositional phrases are used as
adverbs
, they at the same way single-word adverbs and adverb clauses do,
modifying adjectives, verbs,
and other
adverbs.
When they are used as
adjectives
, they
modify nouns
and
pronouns
in the same way single-word
adjectives
do.