40 Prepositional Phrases
Introduction
Prepositional phrases are the result of the combination of a preposition and other elements of the sentence (nouns, pronouns, gerunds…).
Form
A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition with another element (noun, pronoun, gerund…) of the sentence.
Prepositional phrases have these structures:
- Preposition + noun: at, under and on.
- Preposition + pronoun: with, to and from.
- Preposition + gerund: without, after and before.
Example
- Preposition + noun
- She works at home.
- The homeless man sleeps under the bridge.
- The meeting is at 7, I hope that she arrives on time.
- Preposition + pronoun
- You can come to Paris with me.
- I am telling this to everybody.
- I received a letter from him.
- Preposition + gerund
- He left the house without listening to his mom.
- I always go to work after watching television.
- I usually eat breakfast before going to school.
Use
In a sentence a prepositional phrase is used in several different ways.
- As an adjective (will answer the question Which one?);
- An adverb of time or place (will answer questions such as How? When? or Where?);
- As a noun phrase;
- With double object verbs.
Summary
Prepositional phrases are the combination of the prepositions and other elements of the sentence.
For example:
— Preposition + noun: “I never arrive on time.”
— Preposition + pronoun: “She took an interesting book with her.”
— Preposition + gerund: “Before buying some tomatoes we talked to the seller.”
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