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The term 'to the ground' is a prepositional phrase; the noun 'ground' is the object of the preposition 'to'.

The preposition relates the object of the preposition (ground) to another word in the sentence.

Examples:

The cellphone fell to the ground. (the preposition 'to' relates the verb 'fell' to the noun 'ground')

I keep my ear to the ground. (the preposition 'to' relates the noun 'ear' to the noun 'ground')

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