Hi! My question is about prepositions/prepositional phrases.
Here is an example sentence.
"Think of the time you would save, not to mention the view."
Would the first prepositional phrase be simply 'of the time' or would it include 'think' at the beginning of the phrase?
Also, I know that 'to' is a preposition as well. Would the prepositional phrase in this case be 'to mention the view' or would it include 'not' at the beginning of the phrase?
Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun. In your sentence, the prepositional phrase is "of the time." Think is the verb in the sentence (with the understood subject "you").
The word "to" is also used in infinitive (verb) phrases. "To mention" is an infinitive, not a prepositional, phrase.
Oh, okay. I understand now. Thank you!
Great! :-) You're welcome.
Hi! Great question about prepositional phrases!
In the example sentence "Think of the time you would save, not to mention the view," the prepositional phrase would be 'of the time' and 'to mention the view.'
Let's break it down:
1. The first prepositional phrase: 'of the time'
- The preposition here is 'of.'
- The object of the preposition is 'time.'
2. The second prepositional phrase: 'not to mention the view'
- The preposition here is 'to.'
- The object of the preposition is 'mention.'
- The phrase also includes the word 'not,' which is an adverb modifying the verb 'mention.' However, 'not' is not part of the prepositional phrase itself.
So, to summarize:
- The first prepositional phrase is 'of the time.'
- The second prepositional phrase is 'to mention the view,' without including 'not' at the beginning of the phrase.
I hope this explanation helps clarify prepositional phrases for you! Let me know if you have any more questions.