Phrasal Prepositions
Phrasal Prepositions are words that sit in front of a noun, pronoun, or phrase and increase wordiness in a sentence making it sound interesting. Phrasal Prepositions are not independent and make incomplete sense on their own; hence they are used with an accompanying noun, pronoun, or phrase to express the thought with complete meaning. Some common phrasal prepositions include in addition to, in favor of, etc.
Phrasal Prepositions
English grammar is full of various components that help in the successful construction of meaningful sentences. These components are present in every sentence and satisfy various purposes that are crucial to grammar in general. These components together are known as the ‘Parts of Speech.’
Among all of these, today’s focus will lie on a proposition. As the name suggests, this component of the parts of speech is a word pre-positioned before the noun or pronoun to indicate the location, time, relationship, place, or introduce an object.
Prepositions are idiomatic and serve the vital function of accompanying the noun to make the sentence meaningful. One such type of preposition, known as the Phrasal Preposition, is our area of study in this article.