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A prepositional phrase can come before the verb:
The man next door is watching me.
Or a prepositional phrase can come after the verb:
I am watching the man next door
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Which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase leonato invites the prince and his men to stay at his home in messina?
at his home and in messina are both prepositional phrases
What does a preposition do in a sentence?
A preposition and its object (the prepositional phrase) describes or modifies another part of speech, such as a noun or verb, in the same way that adjectives or adverbs can modify them. Example: The boy fell into the street. - into the street is an adverbial prepositional phrase that describes where the boy fell. Generally, prepositional phrases answer questions about the less specific words in the sentence.
What is a prepositional pharase?
A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and functions as a modifier or adverbial phrase. It consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers that may come in between. Prepositional phrases provide additional information about location, time, manner, purpose, or other relationships between words in a sentence.
Is you live in the city a prepositional phrase?
You live in the city is a complete sentence. The prepositional phrase is in the city. You is the subject, and live is the verb. They are not part of the prepositional phrase.
What are nested prepositional phrases?
A second prepositional phrase in a sentence that modifies part of the first prepositional phrase. There can also be a third nested prepositional phrase that modifies part of the second prepositional phrase, and so on. For example: Mary ran (to the end (of the street.)) The first prepositional phrase is "to the end" and the second prepositional phrase is "of the street" where "of the street" modifies "end" so "of the street" is a nested prepositional phrase. I am excited (for the birthday party (for Ashley.)) The first prepositional phrase is "for the birthday party" and the second prepositional phrase is "for Ashley" where "for Ashley" modifies "birthday party" so "for Ashley is a nested prepositional phrase. A non-nested prepositional phrase would be a second prepositional phrase that does not modify part of the first prepositional phrase. For example: Mary ran (to the street) (in the morning.) The first prepositional phrase is "to the street" which modifies "ran." Mary ran to the street. The second prepositional phrase is "in the morning" which also modifies "ran." Mary ran in the morning.
Which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase leonato invites the prince and his men to stay at his home in messina?
at his home and in messina are both prepositional phrases
What does a preposition do in a sentence?
A preposition and its object (the prepositional phrase) describes or modifies another part of speech, such as a noun or verb, in the same way that adjectives or adverbs can modify them. Example: The boy fell into the street. - into the street is an adverbial prepositional phrase that describes where the boy fell. Generally, prepositional phrases answer questions about the less specific words in the sentence.
How do infinitives differ from prepositional phrases in their use in sentence?
Infinitives refer to a verb as a noun (or adjective/adverb): I like to eat. What do you like? (what is the direct object?) To eat. It is being used as a noun. Prepositional phrases use "to" as any other preposition, as a part of a phrase which modifies another part of the sentence: I read to the girl. The phrase "to her" is modifying the verb in this case, read. How did you read? To her. An easier way to tell them apart is an infinitive will have a verb after "to". A prepositional phrase will need to have an object of the preposition, a noun. Therefore, it will have a noun after "to": To eat. verb, therefore an infinitive To the girl. noun, therefore a prepositional phrase
What is a prepositional pharase?
A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and functions as a modifier or adverbial phrase. It consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers that may come in between. Prepositional phrases provide additional information about location, time, manner, purpose, or other relationships between words in a sentence.
Is you live in the city a prepositional phrase?
You live in the city is a complete sentence. The prepositional phrase is in the city. You is the subject, and live is the verb. They are not part of the prepositional phrase.
What are nested prepositional phrases?
A second prepositional phrase in a sentence that modifies part of the first prepositional phrase. There can also be a third nested prepositional phrase that modifies part of the second prepositional phrase, and so on. For example: Mary ran (to the end (of the street.)) The first prepositional phrase is "to the end" and the second prepositional phrase is "of the street" where "of the street" modifies "end" so "of the street" is a nested prepositional phrase. I am excited (for the birthday party (for Ashley.)) The first prepositional phrase is "for the birthday party" and the second prepositional phrase is "for Ashley" where "for Ashley" modifies "birthday party" so "for Ashley is a nested prepositional phrase. A non-nested prepositional phrase would be a second prepositional phrase that does not modify part of the first prepositional phrase. For example: Mary ran (to the street) (in the morning.) The first prepositional phrase is "to the street" which modifies "ran." Mary ran to the street. The second prepositional phrase is "in the morning" which also modifies "ran." Mary ran in the morning.
Is place an indirect object or an direct object?
This depends on the rest of the sentence. But most of the time, it is neither. It is usually used in a prepositional phrase.examples:Doc went to that place. to makes that place part of a prepositional phrase which can never be a complement, simple subject, or simple predicate as it specifies a direction or position. that is probably why they are called prepositional phrases. "pre" means beforeFrank scratched a place on his arm. place is the d.o. and there is no i.o. because his arm is part of a prepositional phrase.He took over the place's water. (not sure if " 's " does anything to the sentence) water is d.o. and place is i.o.?
What is the part of speech of as a sentence?
For starters, as a sentence is a prepositional phrase.AS: prepositionA: article (adjective)SENTENCE: noun/ object of the preposition
What is the simple subject in this sentence On the sand lay a beautiful seashell?
If you reword the sentence, it will make things easier. In English, most sentences have the structure of SVO (subject, verb, object), with prepositional phrases at the beginning or end of the sentence, or after the subject or object. This sentence has the structure of VS (verb, subject) (there is no object) with the prepositional phrase at the beginning. "On the sand" is the prepositional phrase. We will put this at the end of the sentence. To order this sentence correctly, we must switch the subject and the verb (VS to SV). Now the sentence reads, "A beautiful seashell lay on the sand." "Seashell" is the subject. Note: "Beautiful" is not part of the subject, it is only an adjective modifying the subject.
Can the objective complement of a sentence be found in a prepositional phrase?
The primary objective complement of a sentence can not be found in a prepositional phrase, but a prepositional phrase can be included in a phrase that is part of the total objective complement. For example, "John was totally lacking in judgement". The principal part of the objective complement is "lacking", but the complete objective complement is "totally lacking in judgement", which includes the prepositional phrase "in judgement".
What part of speech is temple in the sentence Hannah went to the temple and wept and begged God for a son?
It is a noun, but it is not the subject of the sentence... it is just part of a prepositional phrase.
Is the word group a prepositional phrase?
I'm not sure if your question is whether a prepositional phrase is the same thing as a word group, or if "group" is a prepositional phrase. The answer is no in either case. A word group must express a complete thought. A prepositional phrase is part of a sentence and it has to start with a preposition. "In the group" is a prepositional phrase beginning with the preposition "in."
