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

Prepositional phrases are word chunks that begin with a preposition.

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Other sources assert that _infinitive phrases_ are not _prepositional phrases_ . So, "to steal the Queen's diamonds" is not a prepositional phrase.
From the information out there, an _infinitive phrase_ can work like a noun, adjective, or adverb; but a _prepositional phrase_ can only work as an adjective or adverb, not as a noun.

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A preposition describes the relationship between 2 things. For example the word "with" would be a preposition, as well as the following:


Location: on, under, in
Timing: before, after, during.
Direction: from, toward, to.

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00:40 "With the strength" alone is NOT a prepositional phrase. It's not even a constituent part, because it cannot stand on its own (at least not in this sentence). It's the entire "with the strength of a giant" that is the other prepositional phrase here. The PP "of a giant" nested inside of it, is describing the "strength", and that's why it must be the entire branch that comes together. As a proof, try replacing each of them with something else in the original sentence. If they really were separate, you could replace one without replacing the other. So let's check:
"Danielle blew the horn (with the strength) (of a giant)."
"Danielle blew the horn (loudly) (of a giant)." [×]
Doesn't quite work, does it? :q
Now let's try this way:
"Danielle blew the horn (with the *strength* (of a *giant*))."
"Danielle blew the horn (loudly)." [v]
"Danielle blew the horn (with the *hammer*)." [v]
"Danielle blew the horn (with the *strength* (that she had in her))." [v]
Another proof might be to shuffle the sentence around. When doing that, one cannot destroy constituent parts. So, for example, we can do this:
"(With the *strength* (of a *giant*)), Danielle blew the horn." [v]
but it wouldn't make much sense to do this:
"(With the *strength*), Danielle blew the horn (of a *giant*)."
I mean, it is grammatical, but it has a completely different meaning than the original.

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