prepositional phrase

 

Entry from US Dictionary

noun

  • a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object.

Grammar

A phrase with a preposition as its main word. The preposition comes at the beginning of the phrase and is followed by: a noun:

preposition noun
belowground
a pronoun:
preposition pronoun
afterme
a verbal noun:
preposition verbal noun
withoutleaving
a noun phrase:
preposition noun phrase
duringthe last month
UsesPrepositional phrases have two main uses: To modify a noun. When they form part of a noun phrase, they normally come after the noun. (So they are, technically, ‘postmodifiers.’) For example:
Court actions in foreign countries noun phraseexpose a company to a number of risks.
As an adverbial. When they are used as adverbials, they give information about: