Prepositions are words that connect words and phrases together, typically showing relationships between nouns. These words, such as "above," "beside," "from," or "at," show relationships that connect nouns together—showing directions, positioning, or other relationships.
Some of the prepositional phrases include "I look like a picture always in one of those magazines articles...", "...almost to your shoulders...", and more.
These articles, "in" and "to," and other prepositions show relationships between nouns, the first being the relationship between the pictures and magazine articles—they are inside them—and the second being the relationship between the hair and the shoulders (almost to). These relationships help establish the layout and connections between the various nouns in the phrases, ensuring that we, the readers, have a clear picture of how things sit.
A prepositional phrase is a group of words that work together as a unit, introduced by a preposition, which is usually a spatial or temporal indicator such as "to," "from," "at," "over," "under," "with," "before," or "after."
A prepositional clause is a section of a sentence that includes a subject and a verb or verbal and is introduced by a preposition.
In "Sixteen," some examples of prepositional phrases are as follows:
"On the end:" The spatial preposition "on," following and modifying the way the dog's breath looked like a balloon, introduces a group of words that work together.
"On my toes" and "into the night air" are instances of prepositional phrases which locate the narrator spatially.
An example of a prepositional clauses is below:
with its old black face turned to the wall
"With" is the prepositional that introduces this clause, connecting the phone's face to the phone itself. "Face" is the subject of the clause and "turned" is the verb.
Prepositions are words that define relationships between nouns. "At," "by," "under," and "with" are all examples of prepositions.
A prepositional phrase is, as the name suggests, a phrase that starts with a preposition and contains a noun, gerund, or clause. These phrases generally function as adjectives or adverbs. For example, the sentence "the letter from my mother sat on my desk" has two prepositional phrases: "from my mother" and "on my desk." "From my mother" functions grammatically as an adjective, describing the nature of the letter. "On my desk" functions as an adverb, describing where and how the letter sat.
The term "prepositional clause" isn't generally used, but I'm guessing that it means a prepositional phrase using a noun clause. For example, in the sentence "I plan according to whatever the weatherman says," "I" is the subject, "plan" is the verb, "according to" is a preposition, and the entire clause that follows it is part of that modifying phrase.
Sixteen, by Maureen Daly, has numerous examples of prepositional phrases. This isn't noteworthy in and of itself; those phrases are an essential part of English communication. If your instructor has indicated you should use these phrases to build a literary thesis, you may need to do some digging. But assuming this is meant primarily as a grammar lesson, here are a few examples just from the first couple of paragraphs:
". . . and the peasant hankie should be draped cleverly around your neck, fastened with a ring."
"You get to know what New York boy is crazy about what Hollywood actress on the West Coast."
"The skating rink isn't far from our house."
"I don't know why they are always wear out so fast—just in the toes, too."
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