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Meaning of "prepositional phrase" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

prepositional phrase  [ˌprɛpəzɪʃənəlˈfreɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prepositional phrase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Adpositional phrase

The term "adpositional phrase" is defined in linguistics as a syntactic category that includes prepositional phrases, postpositional phrases, and circumpositional phrases. Adpositional phrases contain an adposition as head, and usually a complement such as a noun phrase. Language syntax treats adpositional phrases as units that act as arguments or adjuncts. Prepositional and postpositional phrases differ by the order of the words used. Languages that are primarily head-initial such as English predominantly use prepositional phrases, whereas head-final languages predominantly employ postpositional phrases. Many languages have both types, as well as circumpositional phrases.

Definition of prepositional phrase in the English dictionary

The definition of prepositional phrase in the dictionary is a phrase consisting of a preposition followed by a noun group.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE


appraise
əˈpreɪz
craze
kreɪz
erase
ɪˈreɪz
fraise
freɪz
fundraise
ˈfʌndˌreɪz
graze
ɡreɪz
holophrase
ˈhɒləˌfreɪz
metaphrase
ˈmɛtəˌfreɪz
misphrase
ˌmɪsˈfreɪz
mores
ˈmɔːreɪz
paraphrase
ˈpærəˌfreɪz
periphrase
ˈpɛrɪˌfreɪz
phrase
freɪz
polymerase
pəˈlɪməreɪz
praise
preɪz
raise
reɪz
rase
reɪz
raze
reɪz
rephrase
riːˈfreɪz
strays
streɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

preponderating
preponderation
prepone
preportion
prepose
preposition
prepositional
prepositionally
prepositive
prepositively
prepositor
prepossess
prepossessing
prepossessingly
prepossessingness
prepossession
preposterous
preposterously
preposterousness
prepostor

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

acetylcholinesterase
anhydrase
buzz phrase
carbonic anhydrase
catch phrase
cholinesterase
chrysoprase
epimerase
esterase
gyrase
isomerase
luciferase
noun phrase
parrot phrase
telomerase
to coin a phrase
topoisomerase
transferase
turn of phrase
verb phrase

Synonyms and antonyms of prepositional phrase in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prepositional phrase» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

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The translations of prepositional phrase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prepositional phrase» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

介词短语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sintagma preposicional
570 millions of speakers

English

prepositional phrase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्वसर्गीय वाक्यांश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبارة الجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предложная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

locução prepositiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রযোজ্য ফ্রেজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

préposition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

frasa sendi nama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Präpositionalphrase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

前置詞句
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전치사구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembung preposisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cụm giới từ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னிடை சொற்றொடர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभिप्राय वाक्यांश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tamlamalar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frase preposizionale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zwrot przyimkowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прийменникова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frază prepozițională
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπρόθετη φράση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorsetselfrase
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prepositional fras
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prepositional frase
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prepositional phrase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE»

The term «prepositional phrase» is regularly used and occupies the 81.257 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prepositional phrase

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE»

Discover the use of prepositional phrase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prepositional phrase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Semantic and Syntactic Effects on Double Prepositional ...
The results revealed that length ordering influenced sentence recall, but did not override dependency ordering.
Karen Lynn Marblestone, 2007
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Pre-GED Writing
The prepositional phrase comes between the subject and the verb. 6. needs. The subject of the sentence is set (singular). A singular subject must have a singular verb (needs). Of books is a prepositional phrase. The prepositional phrase ...
Lynda Rich Spiegel, 1997
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English Syntax
In these relative clauses, the introducing phrase is clearly a prepositional phrase. (22) a. to whom Smith loaned the money b. on whom Fred depends c. on whose lap the puppet is sitting This introductory prepositional phrase consists of a ...
Carl Lee Baker, 1995
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Psycholinguistics: Critical Concepts in Psychology
When the thematic role required for the prepositional phrase by the particular sentence is not in accord with the role expectations of the subject, there is no additional slowdown of processing when the required syntactic attachment of the  ...
Gerry T. M. Altmann, 2002
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English Language and Composition
75 Prepositional Phrases A prepositional phrase includes a preposition, a noun or pronoun as the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object. It begins with a preposition and usually ends with a noun or a pronoun. This type of  ...
Maureen Lindner, 2005
6
Grammar the Easy Way
Navigating through Plum Gut (participial phrase, modifying "Bobby Bushnell"); through Plum Gut (prepositional phrase, modifying "Navigating"); around the Tea Pot (prepositional phrase, modifying "Bobby Bushnell"); for Lake Montauk ...
Dan Mulvey, 2002
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Grammar to Go: How It Works and How To Use It
PRACTICE SET 4–5 50 Chapter 4 Optional Practice Directions: In the sentences below, place each prepositional phrase in parentheses and write it in the blank. Next, determine the word that each phrase modifies and the function of the ...
Barbara Goldstein, Jack Waugh, Karen Linsky, 2009
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Grammar By Diagram, second edition: Understanding English ...
Categories of Prepositions Every prepositional phrase, once identified, acts as either an adjective or an adverb. When you are looking for the subject and verb ofa sentence, then, it helps ifyou first identify and then eliminate the prepositional  ...
Cindy L. Vitto, 2006
9
Real Essays with Readings with 2009 MLA Update: Writing ...
Most often, what comes between the subject and the verb is either a prepositional phrase or a dependent clause. Prepositional Phrase between the Subject and the Verb A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or  ...
Susan Anker, 2009
10
Ugaritic Textbook: Grammar, Texts in Transliteration, ...
Ugarit, has written this document'. A prepositional phrase may precede the subject-verb-object: (1006 : 1) I . ym hnd (2) iwrkl . pdy (3) agdn 'from this day, I. has redeemed A.'. Note subject-object-verb in c§r . ksdm . yd . Imdhm Iqh (170 : 8 ) '10 ...
Cyrus H. Gordon, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prepositional phrase is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ask The Old Editor: three things
Put a prepositional phrase in the wrong place in a sentence and you will create ambiguity and perhaps appear a fool. One of the published ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
2
Jen's English Tip Today - a while vs. awhile – The Correct Way to …
Finally, just to make it confusing, if you rephrase the previous sentence and replace the adverb with a prepositional phrase, you need the noun ... «Chiang Rai Times, Jul 15»
3
DOL Reiterates Its Stance on 'Top Hat' Plans
It does not modify the more remote prepositional phrase "for a select group of management or highly compensated employees." According to ... «PLANSPONSOR, Jul 15»
4
Headline Writing With an NYT Guru
(2:16); The Times' well-documented “fondness, or maybe even overuse” of headlines beginning with a prepositional phrase, which spawned ... «Madison.com, Jun 15»
5
Coming to terms with bafflers in English grammar and usage
Here's how those two phrasal verbs work: In the sentence that uses the prepositional phrase “for use of students and teachers,” the preposition ... «The Manila Times, Jun 15»
6
Readers sound off on gun control, global warming and Puerto Rican …
“Of the kids” is a prepositional phrase that does not affect agreement. Therefore, “None of the kids was injured” is absolutely correct. «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
7
Hyphens Run Amok
This is just a prepositional phrase — the preposition “on” followed by its object, the noun “screen.” Again, a hyphen would only be called for if ... «New York Times, May 15»
8
Parsing clinical text: how good are the state-of-the-art parsers?
2) Ambiguity of prepositional phrase (PP) attachment: For example, in the sentence "He denies any problem with chest pain, dyspnea on ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
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Literary Discourse - Phrases, Clauses And Sentences
Prepositional phrase: a phrase made up of a preposition, its object, and its modifiers. • The roof OF THE OLD THEATRE was leaking badly. «GhanaWeb, May 15»
10
A Word, Please: For tighter writing, watch out for danglers
Here's how a prepositional phrase can dangle: “With love, the pen trembled in Blake's hand.” The first noun after that prepositional phrase is the ... «Glendale News Press, May 15»

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