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Prepositions & Prepositions & Prepositional Prepositional
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At the minimum, a prepositional phrase will At the minimum, a prepositional phrase will begin with abegin with a prepositionpreposition and end with a and end with a nounnoun,, pronounpronoun,, gerundgerund,, oror clauseclause,, the "object" of the the "object" of the preposition. preposition. TheThe object of the prepositionobject of the preposition will often have will often have one or moreone or more modifiersmodifiers to describe it. to describe it.
These are Prepositional Phrase Prepositional Phrase patterns:
prepositionpreposition + nounnoun, pronounpronoun, gerundgerund, or clauseclause
prepositionpreposition + modifiermodifier(ss) + nounnoun, pronounpronoun, gerundgerund, or clauseclause
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aboutbesibesi
dede
beneath
below
behind
before
at
around
amonamongg
along
against
after
across
above
inside
instead
in
from
for
except
durinduringg
down
by
but
beyobeyondnd
betweebetweenn
outside
out
opposite
ontontoo on
off
ofnea
r
over
past
sincsincee throu
gh
ttoo
toward
undeunderr
underneaunderneathth
until
up
withwithi
n
without
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Examples of BasicExamples of BasicPrepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases: Examples of BasicExamples of BasicPrepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases:
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At homeAtAt = prepositionpreposition; home = noun.
With meWithWith = prepositionpreposition; me = pronoun.
By singingByBy = prepositionpreposition; singing = gerund.
About what we needAboutAbout = prepositionpreposition; what we need = noun clause.
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MostMostPrepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases
are longer:are longer:
MostMostPrepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases
are longer:are longer:
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From my grandmotherFromFrom = prepositionpreposition; my = modifier; grandmother = noun
Under the warm blanketUnderUnder = prepositionpreposition; the, warm = modifiers; blanket = noun
In the weedy, overgrown gardenInIn = prepositionpreposition; the, weedy, overgrown = modifiers; garden = noun
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MostMostPrepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases are longer: are longer:
MostMostPrepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases are longer: are longer:
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Along the busy, six-lane highway
AlongAlong = prepositionpreposition; the, busy, six- lane = modifiers; highway = noun
Without excessively worrying
WithoutWithout = prepositionpreposition; excessively = modifier; worrying = gerund
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A prepositional phrase functions as an A prepositional phrase functions as an adjectiveadjective or or adverbadverb..
As an adverb, the As an adverb, the prepositional phrase prepositional phrase will will answer the questions answer the questions HowHow? WhenWhen? or WhereWhere?
The ones in the vegetable bin!
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Freddy is sore from yesterday's long football practicefrom yesterday's long football practice. How did Freddy get sore? From yesterday's long football practice!
Before classBefore class, Josh begged his friends for a pencil.When did Josh do his begging? Before class!
Feeling brave, we tried the Dragon Breath Burritos at at Tito's Taco PalaceTito's Taco Palace.
Where did we eat the spicy food? At Tito's Taco Palace!
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A prepositional phrase functions as an A prepositional phrase functions as an adjectiveadjective or or adverbadverb..
As an adjective, the As an adjective, the prepositional phrase prepositional phrase will answer the question will answer the question Which oneWhich one?
Before class!
At Tito's Taco Palace!
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The note from Scott from Scott admitted that he had eaten the leftover pizza.
The book on the bedroom on the bedroom floor has a torn cover.
The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin in the vegetable bin are green with mold.
Which book? The one on the bathroom floor!
Which sweet potatoes? The ones forgotten in the vegetable bin!
Which note? The one from Scott!
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Remember - a Remember - a Prepositional PhrasePrepositional Phrase willwill NEVERNEVER contain the subject of a sentence.contain the subject of a sentence.
Sometimes a nounnoun within the prepositional phrase seems the logical subject of a verb. Don't fall for that trick! You will NEVER find a subject in a prepositional phrase. Look at this example:
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NeitherNeither of these of these cookbookscookbooks containscontains the recipe for Connie’s famous Tater the recipe for Connie’s famous Tater TotTot Casserole. Casserole.
NeitherNeither of these of these cookbookscookbooks containscontains the recipe for Connie’s famous Tater the recipe for Connie’s famous Tater TotTot Casserole. Casserole.
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Remember - a Remember - a Prepositional PhrasePrepositional Phrase willwill NEVERNEVER contain the subject of a sentence.contain the subject of a sentence.
Cookbooks do indeed contain recipes. In this sentence, however, cookbooks is part of the prepositional phrase of these cookbooks. Neither—whatever a “neither” is—is the subject for the verb contains.
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Neither is singular, so you need the singularform of the verb, contains. If you incorrectly identified cookbooks as the subject, you might write contain, the plural form, and thus commit a subject-verb agreement error.
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Remember that a Remember that a Prepositional Phrase Prepositional Phrase willwill NEVERNEVER contain the subject of a sentence.contain the subject of a sentence.
Some prepositions—such as along with and in addition to —indicate "more to come." They will make you think that you have a plural subject when in fact you don't. Don't fall for that trick either! Read this example:
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Tommy, Tommy, along with the other studentsalong with the other students, breathed a , breathed a sigh of relief when Mrs. Markham announced that sigh of relief when Mrs. Markham announced that she was postponing the due date for the research she was postponing the due date for the research essay. essay.
Tommy, Tommy, along with the other studentsalong with the other students, breathed a , breathed a sigh of relief when Mrs. Markham announced that sigh of relief when Mrs. Markham announced that she was postponing the due date for the research she was postponing the due date for the research essay. essay.
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Remember that a Remember that a Prepositional Phrase Prepositional Phrase willwill NEVERNEVER contain the subject of a sentence.contain the subject of a sentence.
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Logically, more than one student is happy with the news. But Tommy is the only subject of the verb breathed. His classmates count in the real world, but in the sentence, they don't matter, locked as they are in the prepositional phrase.
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