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
."
Now you try!
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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