Prepo-what now?

[ssgrammar]

I’m entirely sure that this week confused me more than clarified things. I went from a world of apparently blissful ignorance and now it has been shaken to its core. It’s all part of the learning process, I know. I have stepped into my zone of proximal development, now I have to change the discomfort into understanding.  I understand prepositional

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Re: your question!

[anonymous]

Yup, prepositional phrases can come at the beginning of a sentence. In fact, this can be a good way to vary sentence structure and starts, which makes for more interesting and less static writing. Here are some examples of prepositional phrases at both the beginning and end of a sentence:

*We went to Little Caesars (after the game).
(After the game,) we went to Little Caesars.
*I found my wallet (under a pile of clothes).
(Under a pile of clothes), I found my wallet.

Hope this helps!

not anonymous!

[anonymous]

Uhh, that last comment with the prepositional phrase examples was posted by me, Kat, not some anonymous creeper. Don't know why it didn't show up, but anyway... ta-da!

lie/lay

[anonymous]

Sam--
be sure to check out Shannyn's answer to Kristi, who had the same question.
Barbara