The prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, the object of a preposition, and all its modifiers. A prepositional phrase may be used as an adjective or an adverb. Examples: I placed the flowers ...

It's a usage, in other words, that is exceptionally bloggy and aggressively casual and implicitly ironic. And also highly adaptable. Carey has unearthed instances of the "because-noun ...

An adverb tells you how something happens, like quickly and slowly. Find out more including adverbs examples in this Bitesize Primary KS2 English guide.

An adverb tells you how something happens, like quickly and slowly. Find out more including adverbs examples in this Bitesize Primary KS2 English guide.

Recently, I mentioned in a column that adverbs aren't just those "ly" words that modify verbs.