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Understanding Prepositional and Phrasal Structures in Sentence Formation

This text explores the function of prepositional phrases in sentence construction, detailing how they enhance clarity and depth by showing relationships between nouns or pronouns and other words. Examples illustrate various prepositional phrases, such as "above," "next to," and "in addition to." Additionally, it defines phrases and introduces participial and appositive phrases, which further modify nouns and streamline sentence combinations. The aim is to provide insights on creating more fluid, informative sentences in written communication.

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Understanding Prepositional and Phrasal Structures in Sentence Formation

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  1. Inserting Phrases Sentence Combination!!!

  2. Prepositional Phrases • Preposition: A word which shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. Prepositions demonstrate position. • Examples: • Above, across, over, below, next to, within, throughout, since, from, in, into, inside, beneath, up, on, according to, in addition to…. • A Phrase is a group of related words that can be used as a single part of speech and does not contain both a noun and a verb.

  3. Prepositional Phrases #2 • A phrase which includes a preposition. • Examples: • To the pool • At the Jackson’s house • Instead of them • A prepositional phrase can be inserted into a sentence in order to make longer, less choppy sentences. • P.332 in Elements of Language book

  4. Participial Phrases • Contains a verb usually ending in –ing or –ed. • The entire phrase works in the same way as an adjective- it modifies a noun! • Example: p.333 in Elements of Language book

  5. Appositive Phrases • A phrase that usually follows a noun or pronoun and helps to identify it. • Sometimes you can combine sentences that have nouns or pronouns referring to the same thing by changing one of the sentences to an appositive phrase. • Example: p.333 in Elements of Language book

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