যে Phrase বা শব্দ সমষ্টি Preposition এর কাজ করে তাকে Prepositional Phrase বলে।
Preposition মূলত: Noun / Noun equivalent এর পূর্বে বসে Sentence-এর অন্য word-এর সাথে সেই Noun বা Noun equivalent এর সম্পর্ক নির্দেশ করে। সুতরাং Prepositional Phrases Preposition- এর কাজ করে। অধিকাংশ Prepositional Phrase-এর শুরুতে এবং শেষে Preposition এবং মাঝে Noun (Preposition+Noun/Noun-
He is at the point of death.
উপরের Sentence-এ “at the point of” Prepositional Phrase কারণ তা তার পরবর্তী “death” Noun-টিকে Object-রূপে গ্রহণ করেছে। তাছাড়া নিয়ম অনুযায়ী Phrase-টির শুরুতে এবং শেষে at ও of Preposition এবং মাঝে Point এই Noun-টি বসেছে। যেমন :
at the top of, by virtue of, by way of, at home in, by the side of, by means of, for want of. in view of, instead of, in spite of, in front of, in course of, in consequence of, in common with, in search of, in the event of, in the name of. in the face of, in the teeth of, in regard to, in proportion to, in honour of, in order to, in connection with. in keeping with, in accordance with, on the eve of, on account of, on the point of. on the brink of, on behalf of, on the face of, by dint of. out of harmony with. under the name of, with a view to. with the view of, with an eye to, with reference to, with regard to, with respect to, with the intention of, with the hope of, at the end of. by reason of, for fear of, for the purpose of, for sake of, from door to door, from hand to mouth, from heaven to earth, from cradle to the grave.
চেনার উপায়:
Preposition + Noun যোগে ও Prepositional Phrase গঠিত হয়।
across the road, at liberty, at leisure, beyond limits, behind one’s back, before one’s
face, before one’s eyes, before the fire, beneath notice, between two fires.
Adjective/Adverb+Preposition+
good for food, ready for battle, lame for life, left for dead, away from home, far from the fire.
