"Elected officials may receive an increase in their salaries" What is the prepositional phrase?

Answer 1

Hi Isaac,

Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition. Fancy, huh?

"In" is the only preposition in this sentence, so the prepositional phrase is "in their salaries." Notice that this phrase is not necessary for the sentence to make grammatical sense; it modifies and further explains "increase."

Prepositions usually define a location, either physical or theoretical.

Other prepositions include: about, above, against, among, before, behind, between, beside, for, from, in, into of, on, over, to, toward, with, without.