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Prepositional phrases can function
like adverbs or adjectives. When they
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answer questions like when, where,
how, and why, they're adverbials.
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For example, I can relax with a good book.
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On planes, I like an aisle seat.
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If a prepositional phrase helps
us identify or describe a noun,
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then it functions more like an
adjective. Instead of saying,
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"In this photo, the girl who has a big smile is
me." I can say, "The girl with a big smile is m."
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"With a big smile" takes the
place of the adjective clause,
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but it still helps us identify "the girl."
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Can you identify the prepositional
phrases that behave like adjectives?
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