Unit 3.2
Prepositional phrases about Place and movement
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Introduction
Prepositional phrases are the result of the combination of a preposition and other elements of the sentence (nouns, pronouns, gerunds…).
Prepositions of place and of movement are used to locate an event in a space frame and to express movement or direction.
Prepositional phrases of place and movement are phrases that include a preposition of place/movement, an object, and any modifiers of the object.
Form
Prepositional phrases of place
The most common are: in, on, at, between, near, in front of, next to, behind.
Prepositional phrases of movement
They have the following structure:
Example
Prepositional phrases of place:
- There are two dogs in the garden.
- The books are on the green table.
- He was waiting for her at the door.
Prepositional phrases of movement:
- This train goes to Rome.
- We made our way through the thick forest.
- She jumper over a two meter high fence.
Use
Summary
Prepositional phrases of place and movement are groups of words containing a preposition of place/movement, an object and any modifiers of the object. Prepositional phrases provide important details about the words they modify and typically consist of a preposition followed by a noun group/phrase.
For example:
— “My best friend lives in France.” = in France refers to the place.
— “The children go to school.” = at school expresses a movement.
Let’s revise this content within the {Form} section. Take a look at the {Example} section that shows its use within a context.
Exercises
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