There are two parts to the prepositional PHRASE.
The first is the preposition (e.g., to, with, in, at, along, etc.).
The second is the object of the preposition, which must be a noun phrase (e.g., car, tree, hatred, the clouds, etc.).
Prepositional Phrase Examples
with the man
around the tree
with anger
The word across is actually two parts of speech. It is both a preposition (he traveled across the world) and an adverb (Jane could not get her message across).
The two parts are the preposition itself and the noun phrase that is its object. The noun phrase can be a plain noun or a noun with modifiers and complements. Some examples, with the preposition "in" In snow In the rain In a house In the big yellow car In the box sitting in the backyard
The three parts of the prepositional phrase is the preposition,object of the preposition and the modifiers,
preposition
preposition
In the context of the phrase "learn about," "about" is a preposition.
From is a preposition.
Probably down.Run down is a phrasal verb made up of two parts the verb run and the preposition down. It is used like a single word
Do you mean preposition? And "be" is not a preposition. Propositions are diff than parts of speech though. :~]
Do you mean preposition? And "be" is not a preposition. Propositions are diff than parts of speech though. :~]
The object of a preposition is the word or phrase that the preposition immediately refers to. For example, in the sentence: Mary hid under the table. "under" is a preposition, and "the table" is its object. The object usually comes straight after the preposition, but sometimes it appears before. Compare these two sentences: In whose name shall I book the table? Whose name shall I book the table in? In both sentences, "in" is a preposition, and "whose name" is the object of that preposition.
"Parts" is not a preposition. It is a noun that refers to separate pieces or components of something. Examples of prepositions include "in," "on," "under," "above," etc., which show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.