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PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE LAY SENGHOR 1 What is a prepositional phrase? Definition: A prepositional phrase is a group of words that consists of a preposition, a noun, pronoun that serves as the object of the preposition. LAY SENGHOR 2 STRUCTURES OF PRE.PHRASE Preposition + noun Preposition + determiner + noun Prepositional phrases are composed of the preposition and a follwing noun phrase. LAY SENGHOR 3 Prepositional phrases are used either adjectivally to modify nouns or adverbially to modify verbs,adjectives,or clause. LAY SENGHOR 4 Example The man in the house rented it. He went in the arena. Dad was happy about the goal. On reflection, I believe that she was correct. LAY SENGHOR 5 FUNCTIONS OF PRE.PHRASE 1) Post-modifier of noun Everybody questions the significance of the results. 2) Post-modifier of an adjective He was happy with his results. LAY SENGHOR 6 3) Subjective predicate Yesterday the sun was just as it is in India. 4) Objective predicate From the time I bought her out of hospital she never slept. LAY SENGHOR 7 5) Adverbial Every Tuesday I stood there waiting by the door expecting you to come. 6)Complement of a verb There is a word beginning with D that would describe it. LAY SENGHOR 8