Some prepositional phrases modify a noun. We call these phrases adjective phrases. Look at this sentence: The girl in the pink dress dropped some money. The phrase in the pink dress describes the girl. The phrase acts like an adjective… Read more481. Prepositional Phrases Can Modify a Noun

A verbal is a word that looks like a verb but acts as a different part of speech.A participle is a verbal. Participles look like verbs but act like adjectives to modify a noun. Some verbs take an -ing ending,… Read more311. A Participle is a Verbal

Sometimes the prepositional phrase in a sentence tells more about the action. In that case, we call it an adverbial prepositional phrase because it acts like an adverb, modifying the verb. Look at this sentence: The boy walked down the… Read more482. Prepositional Phrases Can Modify a Verb

A participle is a verbal – a word that looks like a verb but acts as an adjective. Participles modify nouns. A participle with modifiers makes up a participial phrase. Look at this sentence with a participial phrase:Knowing it would… Read more312. Participial Phrases

Prepositional phrases can modify a verb. Sometimes, the preposition tells how something is done. The man walked with a limp. The phrase with a limp tells how he walked. Bob arrived on the bus. The phrase on the bus tells… Read more483. Prepositions Tell How or When Something is Done

The word to along with a verb makes an infinitive. Here are some infinitives: to bake, to cook, to read, to open, to plan, to help, to drawAn infinitive is a verbal: it looks like a verb but acts as… Read more313. An Infinitive is a Verbal

A prepositional phrase can show the direction in which a subject is moving.The boy walked towards the lake.The airplane flew into the airport.The truck drove through the tunnel. A prepositional phrase can also show the location of an object or… Read more484. Prepositional Phrases Show Direction and Location

We sometimes confuse an infinitive with a prepositional phrase because they both use the word to. An infinitive uses the word to with a verb. I want to walk. I need to hear your story. The word to can also… Read more314. Difference Between Infinitive and Preposition