A prepositional phrase is a group of words including a preposition and a noun, pronoun, or group of words used as a noun. They are fragments that usually do not stand alone, except in commands like At once! or On your feet! Kinds of Phrases There are two kinds of prepositional phrases: adjective phrases and adverb phrases. An adjective phrase modifies a noun or pronoun. It always comes immediately after the noun or pronoun it modifies: Joe is the student with the highest grade. (with the highest grade modifies student.) An adverb phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb. It is used to tell when, where, how, or to what extent about the word it modifies: Megan put her bird in its cage. (in its cage modifies the verb put.) Two or More Phrases When two or more prepositional phrases follow each other, they may modify the same word, or one phrase may modify the object in the preceding phrase: They arrived at the airport on time. (Both phrases modify arrived; at the airport tells where and on time tells when.) Chicago is on the northeast tip of Illinois. (on the northeast tip modifies is; of Illinois modifies tip.)
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:43:42 +0000
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