What is a prepositional phrase?

Answer 1

Prepositional phrase: the part of a sentence used to to show the relationship of a noun or a pronoun (subject) to another word in the sentence.

A prepositional phrase includes a preposition, and the object it refers to. For example, for the phrase "in the school", the word "in" is the preposition, and "the school" is the object that something is in.

Examples of prepositions: in, on, between, under, around, above, across, for, after, by, about, of, below, along, over, toward, through, against, at, among, before, behind, beneath, beside, beyond, down, during, from, inside, into, like, near, off, onto, out, outside, past, to, underneath, until, up, upon, with, without, etc.

Examples of prepositional phrases in sentences:

Jack had to run for the bus. (the preposition 'for' relates the noun phrase 'the bus' to the verb 'to run')

I took a picture of the bear. (the preposition 'of' relates the noun phrase 'the bear' to the noun 'picture')

I'd like to go with you. (the preposition 'with' relates the pronoun 'you' to the verb 'to go')

Answer 2

A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and usually ends with a noun or pronoun. It provides additional information about the subject or object in a sentence by indicating things like location, time, direction, or possession.

Answer 3

a group of words made up of a preposition & its object.