PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

 

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.