Yossarian the Grammarian gives you a chance to test your knowledge by parsing a sentence. With this video, you will be able to test your ability to identify and explain the function of prepositional, nominal, and verbal phrases.
@regan4000 "To turn x into y" is an infinitive phrase with a prepositional phrase ("into y") inside of it. "To run out of gas," "to bring coals to Newcastle," "to win", "to grasp victory from the jaws of defeat" are all infinitive phrases. "To the end of the line," "to New York," "to the store," and "to the school at the end of the block" are all prepositional phrases.
Is "To turn oil slick into ready cash" not a preposition?
regan4000 1 month ago in playlist English Grammar Lessons
@regan4000 "To turn x into y" is an infinitive phrase with a prepositional phrase ("into y") inside of it. "To run out of gas," "to bring coals to Newcastle," "to win", "to grasp victory from the jaws of defeat" are all infinitive phrases. "To the end of the line," "to New York," "to the store," and "to the school at the end of the block" are all prepositional phrases.
mrthoth 1 month ago
Hi there my hillarious world war II, itallian-stationed, aeroplane-flying, commendably-skilled-at-table-tennis friend!
i have a question!
why is the prep. phrase "by a stroke of good fortune" (which modifies "knows") not an adverbial phrase if it modifies the verb?
thank you
knoetercaffe 9 months ago
@knoetercaffe "By a stroke of good fortune" is indeed adverbial, as I said at roughly 2:06. Thanks for watching!
mrthoth 9 months ago