PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
Prepositional phrase is a group of words that lacks either a verb or a subject, and that functions as a unified part of speech. It normally consists of a preposition and a noun or a preposition and a pronoun.
Prepositional phrases always consist of two basic parts at minimum: the preposition and the object.
Prepositional phrase has 2 functions: as adjective and as adverbial.
1. Prepositional phrase as adjective
When it is used as adjective, it modifies noun and pronoun in the same way single-word adjective does.
For example:
· The cupcake with sprinkles is yours.
· The cupcake with colorful sprinkles is yours.
2. Prepositional phrase as adverb
When prepositional phrase is used as adverb, it is the same way single-word adverb and adverb clause does. It modifies adjective, verb, and other adverb.
For example:
· We climbed up the hill.
· We climbed up the very steep hill.