Name: Prepositional phrases | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy
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The imperative

So a prepositional
phrase, simply speaking,

is anything that follows
a preposition, frankly.

Danielle blew the horn with
the strength of a giant-

Actually, it's two prepositional phrases,

So, with is a preposition,
of is a preposition,

and this entire thing, with
the strength of a giant,

So we've got two different examples here,

just even within this first sentence here.

So Danielle blew the
horn with the strength

So this whole thing
together is being treated

So this is a noun,
right, the word strength

in addition to being a
prepositional phrase,

this is something we'd call an infinitive.

The verb to steal, when
it's presented like this,

is kind of all being considered one thing,

would, right, to steal
the queen's diamonds

is modifying this noun, that would make it

So of glass here, this
prepositional phrase,

Prepositional phrases
can be really powerful

Like in Hamlet, in the
"to be, or not to be"

the undiscovered country,
from whose bourn,

And bourn is an Early Modern English word

And I think that's like a really powerful

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Prepositional phrases | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy

entire

phrase

accent

present