Prepositional phrase

Phrase
A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech. A phrase does not
contain both a subject and a verb.
Prepositional phrase
A prepositional phrase includes a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any
modifiers of that object.
In the book under a wide umbrella through a dark tunnel
- I wrote with a new pen.
The noun or pronoun in a prepositional phrase is called the object of the preposition.
Adjectival prepositional phrase
A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or a pronoun is called an adjective phrase.
An adjective phrase answers what kind? Which one? How many? Or How much?
Adjective phrases usually follow the nouns or pronouns they modify, and more than one
adjective phrase may modify the same word.
- We are reading a play by Shakespeare about Julius Caesar.

- Is Brutus the hero of the play?

The Adverbial Prepositional Phrase

A prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb is called an adverb
phrase.
An adverb phrase tells how, when, where, why, or to what extent (how long or how far).
An adverb phrase may appear anywhere in the sentence—at its beginning, its middle, or its
end.
In an early scene, a soothsayer warns Caesar.
A soothsayer, in an early scene, warms Caesar.
A soothsayer warns Caesar in an early scene.
Prepositional Phrases as object complements
We found the teacher in a bad mood this morning.