By
of way
reason order
means dint
at the
of point
hands cost
In
of spite
favor front
case care
on the of
top part
occasion face
in the of
process face
event course
A few expressions beginning with as are sometimes also considered as phrasal prepositions: as far as, as compared with, as contrasted with.
2.1.4 Position of Prepositional Phrase
2.1.4.1 In Adjectival Function
One or more prepositional phrases may follow the noun head, with no commas between them. These prepositional phrases:
1. Succession of prepositional phrases modifying the noun head
2. Succession of prepositional phrases modifying the noun in the preceding
prepositional phrases 3.
Succession of prepositional phrases representing a combination of 1 and 2.
Sometimes in a succession of adjectival preposition phrases ambiguity may result if the reference back to a preceding noun is not clear
For example, in his request to his superior for money at end of the month, at the of the month may refer to request or to money.
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Several objective prepositional phrase used consecutively in a noun phrase perhaps with other adjectival constructions may be awkward or may
interfere with comprehension. -
He mentioned the resignation of the bookkeeper from the company at the beginning of the year because of his inability to get along with the new
president. This kind of “over – nominalization” can be avoided by putting
some of the prepositional phrase into the full subject-predicate from the clause.
- He mentioned that the bookkeeper had resigned from the company at the
beginning of the year because he was unable to get along with the new president.
Generally, in a succession of prepositional phrase, the of phrases or
phrases representing prepositional object come before other types of phrases. 1.
of phrases
1 Of as a partitive genitive
cake. wedding
for the used
be will
table on the
eggs the
of half
one dozen
two some
2 Of as a subjective or objective genitive
e.g. The love of a mother original subject for the children.
The devastation of the land original object by the Northern army. 2.
Phrases representing original prepositional object. e.g.
His strong rule over the country for many years.
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2.1.4.2 In Adverbial Function
Adverbial prepositional phrases may be used in three positions. Initial position
Because of his aggressiveness, the new student could not
make many friends.
Mid-position The new student, because of his aggressiveness, could not
make many friends.
Final position The new student could not make many friends because of
his aggressiveness.
2.2 Relevance Study
