a prepositional phrase.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
prep|o|si|tion|al — «PREHP uh ZIHSH uh nuhl», adjective. 1. having to do with a preposition. 2. having the nature or function of a preposition. 3. made up of a preposition and its object: »a prepositional phrase. –prep´o|si´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
prep|a|ra|tion — «PREHP uh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of preparing; making ready: »He sharpened his knife in preparation for carving the meat. 2. the state of being prepared. 3. a thing done to get ready: »He made thorough preparations for his trip by carefully … Useful english dictionary
prep|o|si|tion — «PREHP uh ZIHSH uhn», noun. a word that shows certain relations between other words. With, for, by, and in are prepositions in the sentence “A man with rugs for sale walked by our house in the morning.” ╂[< Latin praepositiō, ōnis <… … Useful english dictionary
self-prep|a|ra|tion — «SEHLF PREHP uh RAY shuhn», noun. preparation of or by oneself … Useful english dictionary
prep·o·si·tion·al phrase — /ˌprɛpəˈzıʃənl̩ / noun, pl ⋯ phrases [count] grammar : a phrase that begins with a preposition and ends in a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase In “He is from Russia,” “from Russia” is a prepositional phrase … Useful english dictionary
prep — prep·a·rate; prep·a·ra·tion; prep·a·ra·tion·ist; prep·o·si·tion; prep·o·si·tion·al; prep; prep·py; prep·o·si·tion·al·ly; prep·pi·ly; prep·pi·ness; … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
preparation — prep·a·ra·tion … English syllables
preposition — prep·o·si·tion … English syllables
prepositional — prep·o·si·tion·al … English syllables
