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Practical English Grammar


the prepositional phrase


A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and usually ends with a
noun or a pronoun.

The prepositional phrase is underlined in each sentence.
The elderly man went to the doctor’s office today.
In the morning, the elementary school students perform their exercises.
These magicians performed many tricks for the children.
Tomas walked into the dark house.

The word that ends the prepositional phrase is the object of the preposition.

In each of these sentences, the prepositional phrases are underlined, and
the objects of the preposition are italicized.
All of the trees had been pruned by the workers.
Someone in this office has borrowed the stapler from Markisha.
Will you show your necklace to your grandparents?

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Notes


Practical English Grammar - Notes
1. Italics Hyphens and Brackets
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2. Quotation Marks Part Three
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3. compound subjects part two
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4. Using Capital Letters
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5. the indirect object
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6. what good writers do
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7. the adjective clause
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8. the adverb
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9. personal pronouns
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10. Quotation Marks Part Two
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11. Sound a like words Part Two
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12. Commas Part Three
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13. The Apostrophe
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14. the prepositional phrase
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15. Second Capitalization List
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16. Confusing usage words part two
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17. the direct object
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18. The Colon
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19. sentences fragments and run on sentences
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20. complex sentences
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21. The coordinating conjunction
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22. irregular verbs part two
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23. the adverb clause
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24. Confusing usage words part three
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25. Transitive and intransitive verbs
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26. Commas Part Five
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27. singular and plural nouns and pronouns
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28. Sound a like words Part Four
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29. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks
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30. complete and simple subjects
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31. the object of the preposition
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32. the pronoun
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33. Indefinite pronouns and the possessive case
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34. Confusing usage words part one
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35. Confusing usage words part seven
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36. Sound alike words part one
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37. Commas Part One
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38. compound subject and compound predicate
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39. types of nouns
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40. Confusing usage words part eight
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41. Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes
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42. The possessive case
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43. irregular verbs part one
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44. the interjection
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45. complete and simple predicates
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46. the noun
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47. reflexive demonstrative and interrogative pronouns
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48. the noun adjective pronoun question
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49. The possessive case
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50. compound complex sentences
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