Meaning Of The Word Prepositional phrase

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Prepositional phrase Meaning

Prepositional phrase Definition
Prepositional phrase Definition

What's The Definition Of Prepositional phrase?

prepositional phrase
countable noun: A prepositional phrase is a structure consisting of a preposition and its object. Examples are 'on the table' and 'by the sea'.

prepositional phrase in American English
a phrase consisting of a preposition and the noun or noun substitute that is its object
noun: a phrase consisting of a preposition, its object, which is usually a noun or a pronoun, and any modifiers of the object, as in the gray desk I use

prepositional phrase in British English
noun: a phrase consisting of a preposition followed by a noun group

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