Download Prepositional phrases

Prepositional phrases
• A phrase is not a sentence;
it does not contain a
subject and verb.
in the café
• A prepositional phrase
consists of a preposition
and its object (a noun or
pronoun)
to her
• The subject of a sentence
can NEVER be found in a
prepositional phrase.
Prepositional phrases can tell us in which direction the action is moving.
In this case, we can think of Robert’s action moving toward the woman.
Robert proposed to her
Prepositional phrases can also
specify a location.
in the café.
Prepositional phrases add lots of
thrilling information!
• The girl with the long red hair ran away with the
money.
• Pablo met his future wife at his best friend’s house.
• At the end of the novel, after an exciting chase, the
lovers flee to Mexico.