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A '''prepositional phrase''', also called a '''preposition phrase''', is a group of words (a phrase) consisting of a [[preposition]] gollowed by a [[nominal]], which it is said to '''license''', or, more traditionally, to '''govern'''. Prepositional phrases may act as [[adverbial]]s, for example 'I'm going '''into town'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>; 'They ate '''in the kitchen'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>; ' I see '''through a glass''' darkly'; 'she played '''with great determination and skill'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>; 'We will meet '''after lunch'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>; 'I tell you confidentially '''between ourselves'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>; and so on, '''through many examples'''.
::The conventional abbreviation in the analysis of grammar is '''PP''', or '''P.P.'''

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