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Washed with my clothes, my cell phone no longer worked.
Knowing what I know now, I wish I had never come here.
I am really excited, considering all the people that will be there.
We are looking forward to the movie, having seen the trailer last week.
Grinning from ear to ear, she accepted her award.
The happy dog ran the entire length of the park, pausing only to sniff the dandelions.
Painted a brilliant white, the small room appeared bigger.
The lake, frozen over all winter, was finally thawing.

Prepositional Phrases

A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and can act as a noun, an adjective or an adverb.

What is a Prepositional Phrase?
Prepositions are words which begin prepositional phrases.

A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.
A preposition sits in front of (is â€œpre-positionedâ€ before) its object.

Every prepositional phrase is a series of words made up of a preposition and its object. The object may be a noun, pronoun, gerund or clause.

Adjective and Adverb Prepositional Phrases

There are two kinds of prepositional phrases: adjective phrases and adverb phrases.
An adjective phrase modifies a noun or pronoun. It always comes immediately after the noun or pronoun it modifies:
Joe is the student with the highest grade. ("with the highest grade" modifies "student.")

An adverb phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb. It is used to tell when, where, how, or to what extent about the word it modifies: Megan put her bird in its cage. ("in its cage" modifies the verb "put.")

Examples are:

The book was on the table.
We camped by the brook.
He knew it was over the rainbow.
She was lost in the dark of night.
He was between a rock and a hard place.
I waited for a while.
She smelled of strawberries and cream.
He won the challenge against all odds.

Quizzes

I'll arrive sometime ___ 8 and 9 am.

between
in
next to
on
Correct!
between

The shops here are open ___ 9am until 5pm.v
from
for
on
at
Correct!
from

They should be ready to go ___ 20 minutes.

in
on
by
to
Correct!
in

She wants to stay ___ home tonight.

of
to
at
in
Correct!
of

Did you watch the football ___ TV last night?

on
by
in
to
Correct!
on

Do you always come to work ___ bike?

on
in
of
by
Correct!
by

I read the news ___ the newspaper.

on
by
to
in
Correct!
in

I'll be in the office ___ 5pm.

until
for
on
since
Correct!
until

You must have this report finished ___ Monday.

at
by
since
while
Correct!
by

I haven't had a call from him ___ last Wednesday.

on
since
in
for
Correct!
since

Absolute Phrases

An absolute phrase has a subject, but not an acting verb, so it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It modifies the whole sentence, not just a noun.

Examples are:

His tail between his legs, the dog walked out the door.
Picnic basket in hand, she set off for her date.
The guys attacked the pile of nachos, their fingers getting the last bit of cheese off the plate.
Their heads hanging down, the whole group apologized.
The entire team, their uniforms muddy and stained, shouted for joy.