University:
Capital University
Course:
EDUC 560 | Studies in English Language Structure and Linguistics
Academic year:

2023
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1
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conget2w7

RECOGNIZING PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES What is a preposition? A preposition shows position, relationship, or direction. It is a “little” word expressing physical position (on, in, over, under, between, etc.) or position in time (until, after, during, etc.) or some other relationship with another person or thing (for, with, beside, near, etc.). Common prepositions: about at but (except) in onto toward above before by inside outside under across behind concerning into over until after below down like past up against beneath during near since upon along beside except of through with among between for off till within around beyond from on to without Prepositions are part of a group of words called a prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun. Examples of prepositional phrases are “in our house” and “between friends” and “since the war.” Sentences are often filled with prepositional phrases: The dog ran down the path, over a rotting log, under the red painted bridge, along the rushing river, and into the dense woods. The noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase is given a more specific name. It is called the object of the preposition. Pronouns, then, that are objects of prepositions are in the objective case, or objective pronouns. These pronouns are in the objective case: me, him, her, them, us, whom. It is correct to say, “I bought the presents for my brother and him” and “The boss offered the raise to George and me.”