The woman in the
blue coat is looking for her dog. The above sentence contains two prepositional
phrases:
"in the blue coat" and "for
her dog."
A prepositional
phrase begins with a preposition, such as "in" or "for" and
ends with a noun. There are hundreds of different prepositions,
so they are very commonly used and very important to understand. Why are prepositional phrases important? They
provide important information on location, descriptions of
people and things, relationships, time, and ideas.
The best
way to learn how to use prepositional phrases is to read English.
Over time you will learn how they are used and which ones to
use. Below are some examples. |