2.1 Sentence Writing

Prepositional Phrases

You will often read a sentence with more than one noun or pronoun. You may encounter a group of words that includes a preposition with a noun or a pronoun. Prepositions connect a noun, pronoun, or verb to another word that describes or modifies that noun, pronoun, or verb. Common prepositions include in, on, under, near, by, with, and about. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begin with a preposition. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and modifies or describes a word. It cannot act as the subject of a sentence. The following italicized phrases are examples of prepositional phrases.

We went on a business trip. That restaurant with the famous pizza was on the way. We stopped for lunch.