prepositional phrase
nounGrammar.
a phrase consisting of a preposition, its object, which is usually a noun or a pronoun, and any modifiers of the object, as in the gray desk I use.
Origin of prepositional phrase
1First recorded in 1960–65
Words Nearby prepositional phrase
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How to use prepositional phrase in a sentence
If it deserves more notice, perhaps a prepositional phrase will express it.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterFor this adverbial use of all (here modifying the following prepositional phrase), compare Il Pens.
Milton's Comus | John Miltonprepositional phrase modifying noun subject: The flooding of the pond made the ice smooth.
Business English | Rose BuhligA prepositional phrase: "His frame is on a larger scale;" "The marks were of a kind not to be mistaken."
An English Grammar | W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewellprepositional phrase: "My antagonist would render my poniard and my speed of no use to me."
An English Grammar | W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
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