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Prepositional phrases | What are prepositional Phrases and its Types
Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition followed by a noun or pronoun known as the object of the preposition. There are two main types of prepositional phrases: adjective phrases which modify nouns, and adverb phrases which modify verbs. Examples are given such as "with Ben" and "to the beach". A prepositional phrase can also contain multiple phrases that together modify a noun or verb. Distinguishing prepositional phrases from infinitives is explained, with infinitives containing "to" followed by a verb rather than a noun.
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Prepositional phrases | What are prepositional Phrases and its Types
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- 3. AngreziPanti OR OR simply speaking, Aprepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with the preposition and ends with something called the “object of preposition”. A prepositional phrase is anything that follows a preposition.
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- 5. AngreziPanti “We went fishingwith Ben” The prepositional phrase is “with Ben” “They travelled to the beach” The prepositional phrase is “to the beach” “I gave the tickets to Raj and Simran” The prepositional phrase is “to Raj and Simran” Object of Preposition Preposition Preposition Object of Preposition Preposition Two objects
- 6. AngreziPanti “Outside the window,the birds are singing”. The prepositional phrase is “outside the window”. “She hit the boy with the strength of a boxer”. This sentence has two prepositional phrases: with the strength of a boxer Preposition Object of Preposition Preposition Preposition Object of Preposition Object of Preposition
- 7. AngreziPanti TYPES OF PREPOSITIONALPHRASES ADJECTIVEPHRASES When a prepositional phrase acts upon a noun it is called an adjective phrase (because adjectives modify nouns). “The cat in the middle is the cutest” The prepositional phrase “in the middle” is acting upon the noun “cat”. It gives us information about the “cat”, which cat, the one in the middle. “I wore dress of silk” The prepositional phrase “of” is acting upon the noun “dress”. It gives us information about the kind of dress. In both the examples, prepositional phrases provide specificity to a noun in order to enhance our understanding. So these prepositional phrases are Adjective phrases. Prepositional Phrase Noun Prepositional Phrase Noun
- 8. AngreziPanti ADVERB PHRASES When aprepositional phrase acts upon a verb it is called an adverb phrase (because adverbs modify verbs). “To find the person who stole the last cookie, look behind you” The prepositional phrase “behind you” is acting upon the verb “look”. It tells us where to look. “He drank his juice with fervor” The prepositional phrase “with fervor” is acting upon the verb “drank”. The phrase tell us how he drank the juice. In both the examples, prepositional phrases provide specificity to a verb. So these prepositional phrases are Adverb phrases. Prepositional Phrase verb Prepositional Phrase verb
- 9. AngreziPanti TWO OR MOREPHRASES “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 the verb “is”(verb of existence), the phrase tells us where. “of Illinois” modifies the noun “tip”, the phrase tells us which tip. Prepositional phrase 1 Prepositional phrase 2 verb verb Prepositional phrase 1 Prepositional phrase 2
- 10. AngreziPanti INFINITIVES OR PREPOPOSITONALPHRASES Infinitives and prepositional phrases often appear to be identical. However, an infinitive is the basic form of a verb which is not connected to the subject of a sentence. In English, infinitives are formed by combining the word ”to” and the stem of a verb. “It’s easy to bake a cake” Although there is a preposition to, there is no prepositional phrase. “to bake” is an infinitive. “I am ready to play the game” “To” appears to be a preposition but there is no noun or pronoun after it instead there is a verb play. So “to” and “play” together form an infinitive. “I like to swim in my pool in the summer” - Infinitive “Let us know when you’re ready to leave” - Infinitive “She went to the bank” – prepositional phrase In the above sentence “to” is followed by a noun “bank” not a verb, here it is forming a prepositional phrase.
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