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Study the following table that illustrates differences between a
preposition and prepositional phrases.

Prepositions Prepositional Phrases

a. Prepositions are the words that Prepositional phrases are the group
draw a relationship between a of words preceded by an appropriate
noun/pronoun and other word/s preposition that modifies a noun or
in a sentence. a verb in a sentence.

She hid behind a big cupboard. The car in front of the hotel is hers.
He is standing between two She is working on her project.
friends.

b. Prepositions show time, place Prepositional phrases do the work
and direction. of an adjective and an adverb.

i. Ramesh sat on the big log. i. Ramesh with his niece lives in
(place) Kathmandu. [This prepositional
phrase gives some information
ii. Sandex will dine out at the about the proper noun ‘Ramesh’.
weekend. (time) Hence, the phrase does the work of
an adjective.]
iii. Aslesha ran across the field.
(direction) ii. Sandex went up the mountain.
[This prepositional phrase gives
information about where Sandex
went. It functions like an adverb.]

iii. Aslesha talks during class. [This
prepositional phrase works like an
adverb, as it modifies the
verb ‘talks’.]

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