Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners - Robin Torres-Gouzerh 2016
More than one prepositional phrase
19 Prepositions
Sentences are not limited to one prepositional phrase. indeed, a series of prepositional phrases can occur in one sentence.
Look in the attic in a little box on the floor behind that old mattress.
Each prepositional phrase in this example gives further information about where to look.
Naturally, you cannot connect random prepositional phrases to form a sentence. They must make sense together and provide further information. Consider what might logically follow the prepositional phrases in these examples.
She spent the night in an old house ...
She spent the night in an old house located on a cliff near the Black River.
The men worked on the roof.
The men worked on the roof next to a chimney crumbling from years of neglect.
Exercise 19.4 Complete each sentence with at least one additional prepositional phrase.
1. They hid behind a bush ... .
2. Marie was locked in a room ... .
3. Francis moved to a village ... .
4. That city is located near the border ... .
5. I found the money under a box ... .