prepositional phrases as adjective or adverb phrases
There are two kinds of prepositional phrases: adjective phrases and adverb phrases. An adjective phrase modifies a noun or pronoun. It always comes immediately after the noun or pronoun it modifies: 1  Joe is the student with the highest grade.( 2 with the highest grade modifies student.).n adverb phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb. It is used to tell when, where, how, or to what extent about the word it modifies: 1  Megan put her bird in its cage.