A phrasal preposition consists of more than one word, like 'in front of', 'on behalf of'.
A prepositional phrase is a preposition (simple or phrasal) + noun phrase object: 'on the desk', 'in front of the fireplace'.
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."
yes it is No, it is a preposition; a prepositional phrase would be "...for the same reason."
Yes. The preposition "in" usually has the same meaning as "within".A preposition is a word that connects details or amendments to a noun or verb (also called an "adposition"). The "prepositional phrase" is the preposition and the words it relates to the modified word.Example : the preposition "in" signifies a location, usually an "interior", as with "in the water" which indicates the location of an object or an activity within the water.Example : the preposition "at" also signifies a location, as in "at the beach" which applies to a thing or an activity done there."In" is a preposition.
Yes, prepositional phrase function the same as adjectives and adverbs.
Some prepositions are also conjunctions, or can be used in ways that make them practically the same as a conjunction. These include before, after, and until. Before can also be an adverb (we have been here before), as can after, within, and in (we went in).The preposition "for" acts as a conjunction in the sentence "The lamps must be lit, for there is no natural light in the cave." (as, or because)If the words following a preposition express a complete thought (i.e have a verb) then the preposition is acting as a conjunction, and it is a clause, not 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."
yes it is No, it is a preposition; a prepositional phrase would be "...for the same reason."
Yes. The preposition "in" usually has the same meaning as "within".A preposition is a word that connects details or amendments to a noun or verb (also called an "adposition"). The "prepositional phrase" is the preposition and the words it relates to the modified word.Example : the preposition "in" signifies a location, usually an "interior", as with "in the water" which indicates the location of an object or an activity within the water.Example : the preposition "at" also signifies a location, as in "at the beach" which applies to a thing or an activity done there."In" is a preposition.
Yes, prepositional phrase function the same as adjectives and adverbs.
Yes. The preposition "in" usually has the same meaning as "within".A preposition is a word that connects details or amendments to a noun or verb (also called an "adposition"). The "prepositional phrase" is the preposition and the words it relates to the modified word.Example : the preposition "in" signifies a location, usually an "interior", as with "in the water" which indicates the location of an object or an activity within the water.Example : the preposition "at" also signifies a location, as in "at the beach" which applies to a thing or an activity done there."In" is a preposition.
Some prepositions are also conjunctions, or can be used in ways that make them practically the same as a conjunction. These include before, after, and until. Before can also be an adverb (we have been here before), as can after, within, and in (we went in).The preposition "for" acts as a conjunction in the sentence "The lamps must be lit, for there is no natural light in the cave." (as, or because)If the words following a preposition express a complete thought (i.e have a verb) then the preposition is acting as a conjunction, and it is a clause, not a prepositional phrase.
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.
The prepositional phrase is "off of his skateboard" but the compound preposition "off of" is poor English. You need only use the word OFF as a preposition instead of an adverb and say he "fell off his skateboard" which means exactly the same thing.
When prepositional phrases modify verbs it is called an adverbial phrase. It is the same whether it modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective.
"As soon as" is called a prepositional phrase, a group of words that acts as a preposition. "She came home as soon as she could." "She came home as the clock struck 1:00." or "She came home as soon as the clock struck 1:00." "As" and "as soon as" perform the same prepositional function in these sentences.
...prepositional phrase. The subject remains the same regardless of any prepositional phrases that may appear before it in the sentence.
A prepositional pronoun is a pronoun that is used as the object of a preposition.Examples:Mom made lunch for them.I must speak to him.The door was stuck so I pushed against it.It won't be the same without you.Note: When a pronoun has a subjective and an objective form, the objective form is used as the object of a preposition.