The preposition, with its object and the modifiers of the object, forms a phrase which we call a prepositional phrase.
There is one kind of expression that is really an infinitive, though disguised as a prepositional phrase: "It is hard for honest men to separate their country from their party, or their religion from their sect.
Prepositional phrase: "Are the opinions of a man on right and wrong on fate and causation, at the mercy of a broken sleep or an indigestion?
A prepositional phrase: "His frame is on a larger scale;" "The marks were of a kind not to be mistaken.
Prepositional phrase: "My antagonist would render my poniard and my speed of no use to me.
A phrase consisting of a preposition and its object, with or without other words, is called a prepositional phrase.
A +prepositional phrase+ may be either adjective or adverbial.
This use is due to the fact that the infinitive with to is really a prepositional phrase (ยง 42).
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prepositional phrase" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
