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what is a prepositional phrases?

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1. A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun. on the table under the bed above the trees next to the other house
2. A prepositional phrase is a phrase that shows relationship to the rest of the sentence. It must contain a preposition and an object of the preposition. For example, "under the table." "Under" is the preposition showing what relationship table has to the rest of the sentence, making "table" the object of the preposition. Hope this helps!!!
3. A prepositional phrase is a part of a sentence that begins with a preposition. In some cases, a sentence may be coherent even without it but the prepositional phrase may modify, describe or qualify the idea expressed in the principal phrase (that phrase that contains the subject and predicate) of the sentence. Example: Bill and Hillary bought groceries from the supermarket. The main phrase of this sentence is: "Bill and Hillary bought groceries". This phrase can subsist on its own: you can understand very well the idea contained in the phrase. The prepositional phrase in the sentence is: "from the supermarket". The word "from" is a preposition. The prepositional phrase makes clear that Bill and Hillary bought the groceries "from the supermarket" and from no other place. Examples of prepositions: under, above, beneath, from, to, by, for, below, near (to, from), far (from), as, as soon as, next to, since, toward, away from, underneath, on top of, on, in, in front of, beside. There are many others. As you guessed, prepositions convey direction, source, origin, position, cause, distance, relation, and location, among others. It is possible that a sentence may contain not just one prepositional phrase but several. Example: I told George to get the books on top of the desk beside the window. Can you identify the prepositional phrases in this sentence?