Today I’m continuing the post about Prepositions, which I started June 29, 2014. (The World Cup and Prepositions)
In that post, I explained the following:
- PREPOSITIONS show the CONNECTion between NOUNS / PRONOUNS.
- PREPOSITIONS ARE FOLLOWED BY NOUNS
Now, let’s look at another rule about prepositions:
- PREPOSITION + NOUN = ADVERB
Look at this sentence:
Sherry walked to the beach after lunch.
The answer to “Where?” is an adverb. (Sometimes called an adverbial, adverb clause, or an adverb phrase.)
Question: Where did Sherry go? Answer: To the beach.
Sherry walked to the beach after lunch.
to + the beach = adverb (preposition: to noun: the beach)
Sherry walked to the market near the beach after lunch.
to + the market = adverb near + the beach = adverb
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The answer to “When?” is an adverb.
Question: When did Sherry go? Answer: After lunch.
Sherry walked to the market near the beach after lunch.
after + lunch = adverb
There are three adverbs/adverbials in this sentence:
Sherry walked … Where? … to the market
Where? … near the beach
When? … after lunch.
Sherry walked to the market near the beach after lunch.
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There are more rules about prepositions and adverbs, but the above rules are a good start. If you would like to learn more about Adverbs, the following Website provides helpful definitions and practice exercises:
If you would like to learn about Adverb Clauses, the following Websites provide helpful rules and examples:
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