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=The Prepositional Phrase...=

A **__[|prepositional phrase]__** begins with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition, a word or word group that functions as a noun. A **__preposition__** is a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence. Prepositions usually come before a noun and give information about **TIME - PLACE - DIRECTION**

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Prepositional Phrase have three main functions. //** __Remember that a prepositional phrase will never contain the subject of a sentence!!!!!__
 * 1) They can be an adjective modifying a noun
 * 2) They can be an adverb modifying a verb
 * 3)  They can be Nominal used in a conjunction using the verb //TO BE//

__When the prepositional phrase modifies an adjective, it answers the question,__ **__WHICH ONE?__** Example: prepositional phrase as an adjective modifying a noun...  //Look at the boat with the blue sail. Park the car beside the fence.//
 * Adjectives will modify __NOUNS__. **

__When a prepositional phrase modifies an adverb it will answer,__ **__HOW? WHEN__****__? or WHERE?__** Adverbs will modify __VERBS__. Example: prepositional phrase as an adverb modifying a verb... //The coyote runs after the rabbit. The car stalled despite the tune-up.

__Prepositional Phrases as Nominals__ This is when prepositional phrases act as nouns, but really they are not nouns... Examples: The park is next to the hospital. The student is between an A and a B.

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