MetaGlossary.com: Prepositional Phrase

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Keywords: Georgia, Modifier, Van, Hall, Words

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a fragment--a collection of words that do not make a complete sentence--that involves a preposition and its object

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a group of words that include a preposition and an object of the preposition

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a qualifier or modifier

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A group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any of the object's modifiers. Georgia on my mind.

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A preposition with its object and any modifiers: in the hall, between you and me, for the new van.

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