Prepositional phrases

2.  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.
 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.  When a prepositional phrase acts upon a noun, we say it is
behaving adjectivally because adjectives modify nouns.A
prepositional phrase that behaves adjectivally is called, quite
logically, an adjectival phrase.
Examples
 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 .

4.  When a prepositional phrase acts upon a verb, we say it is
behaving adverbially because adverbs modify verbs. A
prepositional phrase that behaves adverbially is called
an adverbial phrase.
Examples
 To find the person who stole the last cookie, look behind
you.
 Harry drank his Butterbeer with fervor.

5.  Less frequently, prepositional phrases can function like
nouns in a sentence.
Example
 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.

6.  I gave the children pizza ______________ pancakes for breakfast
today.
 Instead of
 Because of
 Any more
 __________________ the chair sat mouldering in the attic.
 Sad to say,
 For one hundred years
 Incredibly

7.  1 -Answer: A.There are lots of birds nesting under the eaves.
 2 -Answer: A. After school, the children played tag at the park.
 3 -Answer: C. Come into the store with me
 4 -Answer: A. I gave the children pizza instead of pancakes for
breakfast today.
 5 -Answer: B. For one hundred years the chair sat mouldering
in the attic.