Study English Grammar » relationship http://www.studyenglishgrammar.com Free English Grammar Tips & Blog Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:34:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Function of Prepositional Phrases in English http://www.studyenglishgrammar.com/grammar/the-function-of-prepositional-phrases-in-english.htm http://www.studyenglishgrammar.com/grammar/the-function-of-prepositional-phrases-in-english.htm#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:35:09 +0000 Study English Grammar http://www.studyenglishgrammar.com/?p=181 When it comes to learning of English language, grammar plays an important role. In grammar, one of the most important areas is the function of prepositional phrases. Prepositions are nothing but the set of words used closely with pronouns and nouns for showing their relationship with another part of the clause. Propositions introduce the object of the prepositional phrase. Its role is to explain a time-connected, plausible or spatial relationship between the object and other part of the propositional phrase. Some of the propositions in English are above, off, within, until, about, among, down, despite, etc…

Some of the examples of propositions are given below:

  1. The teacher has not come to the school since last week: In this sentence, the prepositional phrase, ‘since last week’ shows a time-connected relationship between has not come to the school and the teacher.
  2. The girl is sitting on the sofa: In this sentence, the propositional phrase ‘on the sofa’ shows a spatial relationship between the object chair and the subject the girl.
  3. The man has not lost weight desp... Read more...

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