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Thu 10 May, 2018 10:26 am
In the sentence "Upon failing high school, the Wright brothersstarted a business. . ." Is 'upon' acting as a preposition? If so, what is the object of the prepositional phrase? 'Failing' or 'failing high school'?
@Mom2bap,
Mom2bap wrote:
In the sentence "Upon failing high school, the Wright brothersstarted a business. . ." Is 'upon' acting as a preposition? If so, what is the object of the prepositional phrase? 'Failing' or 'failing high school'?
The prepositional phrase, in this case it's an adverbial one, is "upon failing," with "failing" being the object.
@Mom2bap,
"Upon" is the preposition of this adverbial phrase. "Failing"is the object. "High school"is a modifier.
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