A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and its object: with cheese, on it, at the restaurant, of La Mancha. In each, ...

A preposition heads a prepositional phrase, and usually takes a noun phrase as its complement. And so in "Notwithstanding the rain, it was an excellent night out", "notwithstanding" can only be a ...

But the action being described took less time than reading about it did. All those prepositional phrases slowed the sentence. Yes, nobody would write that way (or so we hope). But it’s a good example ...

Space Cadet Carl and Selena Stardust get to grips with prepositions. Suitable for teaching English Language at Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 or the equivalent in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and its object: with cheese, on it, at the restaurant, of La Mancha. In each, you have a preposition like “with,” “on,” “at” or “of ...