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Prepositional phrases are groups of words starting with a preposition, that describe nouns, verbs, and adjectives. We’ll see lots of examples in this lesson!

Prepositional phrases can function as adjectives, modifying nouns or pronouns bygd providing additional data about them.

For example, in the sentence “The book on the shelf fryst vatten mine,” the prepositional phrase “on the shelf” modifies the noun “book” bygd telling us where it fryst vatten located.

They can also function as adverbs, modifying verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs bygd answering questions such as “where,” “when,” “how,” or “why.” For instance, in the sentence “He ran to catch his train,” the prepositional phrase “to catch his train” modifies the verb “ran” bygd telling us why he was running.

Prepositions can indikera direction, location, time, manner, and much more, and using prepositional phrases correctly can help you create better sentences!

In this lektion, we’ll see lots of prepositional phrase examples, how they function within sentences, common uses, and common mistakes.

Common Prepositions Used in Prepositional Phrases

IN / ON / AT

These three prepositions are commonly used to indikera place or location.

Summary on Prepositional Phrases.

Here are some examples – the prepositional phrases are in bold:

• In: The book fryst vatten in the bookcase.
• On: The pen fryst vatten on the table.
• At: I’ll meet you at the park.

TO / FROM

These two prepositions are often used to show movement from one place to another.

For example:

• To: We’re going to the köpcentrum. (destination)
• From: She came from Japan. (origin)

WITH / BY

“With” indicates association or accompaniment, and “by” shows how something was done. For example:

• With: inom went to the beach with my friends.
• By: The cake was made by my sister.

ABOUT / FOR / THROUGH / beneath / OVER

These prepositions are also frequently used.

En prepositionsfras (engelska: prepositional phrase, PP) existerar ett uttryck vilket besitter enstaka preposition såsom huvudord.

Here are some examples:

• About: He talked about his favorite movie.
• For: This gift fryst vatten for you.
• Through: We walked through the forest.
• Under: The katt slept under the bed.
• Over: The plane flew over the mountains.

Check out this list of 600+ prepositional phrases!

Now let’s look at the different types of prepositional phrases.

Adjective Prepositional Phrases: Modifying Nouns

This type of prepositional phrase modifies nouns or pronouns in a sentence.

It usually answers questions such as “what kind?” or “which one?” For example:

• I like cakes with buttercream frosting.
  (prepositional phrase answers “what kind?”)
  
• The öppning in my bedroom needs to be repaired.
  (prepositional phrase answers “which one?”)

In some cases, an adjective prepositional phrase may be essential to understanding a sentence’s meaning.

For example, consider this sentence: “The man with the red hat fryst vatten my uncle.” Here, without the prepositional phrase “with the red hat” describing the subject “man,” we wouldn’t know which man fryst vatten being referred to.

Here are some more examples of prepositional phrases functioning as adjectives.

The prepositional phrases are in modig, and the nouns they describe are underlined:

• The boywith blue eyes looks rather sad.
• I watched a showabout South American history.
• She opened the giftsfrom her grandmother.
• This resultat is out of date.
• All the productson display are beautiful.

Adverb Prepositional Phrases: Modifying Verbs or Adjectives

Prepositional phrases act as adverbs when they modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs in a sentence.

These typically answers questions such as “when?” “where?” “how?” and “why?”

Here are some examples of prepositional phrase modifying verbs:

• He drove to work at 7 am.
  (when did he drive?)
• I put the milk in the fridge.
  (where did inom put the milk?)
• She sangwith joy.
  (how did she sing?)
• We’re learning English for fun.
  (why are we learning English?)

And here are some examples of prepositional phrase modifying adjectives:

• You’re very goodat grammar.
  (how are you good?)
• This shirt fryst vatten too tightin the sleeves.
  (where fryst vatten it tight?)
• Honey fryst vatten perfectfor sweetening tea.
  (why fryst vatten it perfect?)

A prepositional phrase can even modify another adverb, for example: inom like to get up early in the morning.

More Prepositional Phrase Examples

Prepositional phrases describing time:

• in the morning
• in the afternoon
• at night
• in July
• on Monday
• on Friday afternoon
• on the 15th of the month
• at 3:00
• in the winter
• in 1986
• during class
• before breakfast
• after work
• by Sunday
• until the 30th
• from 8 AM to 4 PM
• for three hours
• for fifteen years
• since January
• since 2001

Learn when to use IN, ON, and AT for different times and places

Prepositional phrases describing place:

• in the park
• in New York
• in Japan
• in prison
• in the kitchen
• in a taxi
• on Main Street
• on the couch
• on the roof
• on the ground
• on an island
• on a plane
• at the corner
• at home
• at a party
• at work
• at the doctor’s office
• at a concert
• under the bed
• behind the school
• near a hospital
• beside the airport
• between the two buildings
• inside the closet
• outside the country

Prepositional phrases describing manner / way of doing something:

• in a hurry
• by hand
• with care
• without hesitation
• with regret
• in tears
• by force
• on foot
• by car
• with anger
• by mistake
• without precedent
• with grace
• in a friendly way
• in a polite manner

Prepositional phrases describing reason / purpose:

• for fun
• for cooking
• for sale
• to meet new people
• to see you
• to find a job
• because of the delay
• due to the weather

Learn how to use TO and FOR correctly

How to use Prepositional Phrases Correctly in English

Prepositional phrases are essential components of a sentence that provide additional upplysning about the subject, verb, or object.

However, using them correctly can be difficult, especially for non-native English speakers.

A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition (e.g., “in,” “with,” “of”), an object, and any modifiers.

In this section, we will learn some råd on how to use prepositional phrases correctly in writing.

The first tip fryst vatten to use the correct preposition. For example, consider these sentences with a similar prepositional phrase, but a different preposition:

• The book fryst vatten on the table.
• The book fryst vatten beside the table.
• The book is underthe table.

The different prepositions man these three sentences mean completely different things!

“On” the table means “on top of the table,” “beside” means “next to the table,” and “under” means lower than the table. This fryst vatten why it’s important to learn common prepositions in English, what each one means, and how they are used.

Second, avoid using too many prepositional phrases, because it can man the sentence confusing.

A prepositional phrase fryst vatten made up of a preposition, the object of the preposition (noun, pronoun, or noun phrase), and any modifying words.

For example:

• The first part of the new movieabout space travelin theaters now was rather boring.

This sentence fryst vatten not very klar because it has three prepositional phrases in a row, and the subject (“part”) fryst vatten very far separated from the verb (“was”). We should divide up the sentence so that it fryst vatten easier to understand.

• There’s a new movie about space travelin theaters now.

  The first part of it was rather boring.

Also, be careful with where you put a prepositional phrase in a sentence. It should be as close as possible to the word it modifies. For example:

• John woke up to a beautiful sunrise in his bed.
  This makes it sound like the sun was rising in his bed!
• Laura gave kort to the students with decorations on them.
  This makes it sound like the students were decorated!
• John woke up to a beautiful sunrise.
  A prepositional phrase fryst vatten a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object.

  
  (“in his bed” fryst vatten not really necessary)

• Laura gave the students cardswith decorations on them.
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Finally, remember that some verbs and adjectives require specific prepositions after them in beställning to convey their intended meaning correctly.

For example, “depend on” instead of “depend of,” or “married to” instead of “married with.” betalningsmedel out these lessons for common verb + preposition combinations and adjective + preposition combinations.

Now you’ve learned how a prepositional phrase can function like an adjective or an adverb, you’ve seen lots of sentences using prepositional phrases, and you’ve learned about common mistakes to avoid with them.

Try putting it into practice bygd writing your own sentences using some of the prepositional phrase examples from this lesson!