The preposition phrase

A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and an object.

 

We use prepositional phrases for many purposes, for example:

 

- as adverbials of time and place:

We will be back in a few days.
They drove to Glasgow.

- as a postmodifier in a noun phrase:

Helen is the girl in the red dress
We’ve got a new television with a thirty one inch screen.

- to show who did something:

The lion was killed by the hunter
I saw a wonderful painting by Van Gogh

- with double object verbs like give and get:

We gave five pounds to the woman on the corner.
They got a drink for me.

- after certain verbs, nouns and adjectives:

The book belongs to me.
I had an argument with my brother.
I feel sorry for you.

 

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