What is a Prepositional Phrase?
Preposition + Noun, Pronoun, Gerund, or Clause
or
Preposition + Modifier + Noun, Pronoun, Gerund, or Clause
Adjectival Modifiers
Prepositional Phrases with Adjectival Modifiers answer the question: "Which one?"
Adverbial Modifiers
Prepositional Phrases with Adverbial Modifiers answer questions such as: How? When? or Where?
Ex: "The woman
on the phone
is Jane."
Which woman? The one "
on the phone
."
Ex: "A large rabbit dove
under the ground
."
Where did the rabbit dive? "
Under the ground
."
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Adjectival or Adverbial?
The football player on the 20 yard line is injured from the tackle.
Which
football player? The one "on the 20 yard line."
The little girl has a tummy ache from all the Halloween candy she ate.
Why
(how)
does the little girl have a tummy ache? "From all the candy she ate."
Prepositional Phrases
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