Prepositional Phrases Functioning as Adverb. When a prepositional phrase describes a verb, an adjective, or an adverb, then the prepositional phrase is functioning as an adverb.
How do you know if a prepositional phrase is an adverb or adjective?
An adjective prepositional phrase will come right after the noun or pronoun that it modifies. If there are two adjective prepositional phrases together, one will follow the other. A prepositional phrase may be used as an adverb. They tell how (manner), when (time), where (place), how much (degree), and why (cause).
How do you identify an adverb prepositional phrase?
To determine if the prepositional phrase is functioning as an adverb phrase:
- Find the object of the preposition (the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition).
- Ask yourself which other word in the sentence is related to this noun or pronoun by the preposition.
