PREOSITIONAL PHRASE

At the minimum , a prepositional phrase will begin with a preposition and end with a noun , pronoun , gerund , or clause , the "object" the object of preposition. The object of preposition will often have one or more modifiers to describe it . These are the patterns for a prepositional phrase :

• prepostion + noun , pronoun , gerund or clause
• preposition + modifier(s) + noun , pronoun , gerund or clause

    A prepositional phrase will function as an adjective or adverb . As an adjective, the prepositional phrase will answer the question Which one ?

As an adverb, a prepositional phrase will answer questions wuch as How ? When ? or Where ?

    Sometimes a noun within the prepositional phrase seems the logical subject of a verb. Don't fall for that trick ! You will never find a subject in a prepositional phrase .