Phrasal vs Prepositional - What's the difference?
phrasal | prepositional |
Referring to, or used in the manner of, a phrase.
(grammar) consisting of multiple
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition.
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(grammar) Of the prepositional case.
In grammar|lang=en terms the difference between phrasal and prepositional
is that phrasal is (grammar) consisting of multiple while prepositional is (grammar) the prepositional case.As adjectives the difference between phrasal and prepositional
is that phrasal is referring to, or used in the manner of, a phrase while prepositional is of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition.As a noun prepositional is
(grammar) the prepositional case.phrasal
English
, examples= * phrasal adjectives: * phrasal noun: * phrasal verbs: }}Adjective
(en adjective)- phrasal preposition
Derived terms
* phrasal adjective * phrasal adverb * phrasal noun * phrasal verbprepositional
English
Adjective
(-)- Although we have concentrated on Prepositions which take zero Complements, NP Complements, or clausal Complements in our discussion above, there seems no reason in principle to exclude the possibility of Prepositions taking prepositional Complements. And it may well be that items such as those italicised below are Prepositions which subcategorise a PP Complement headed by of'':
(80) (a) He stayed at home ''because'' [of the strike]
(80) (b) He fell ''out'' [of the window]
(80) (c) Few people ''outside'' [of the immediate family] know
(80) (d) %It fell ''off [of the table] (dialectal)