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Old 19-Sep-2006, 01:42
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I need help with the following to determine if these are prepositional phrases:

We enjoy many freedoms such as liberty and justice. (Is "as liberty and justice" a prep. phrase?) If not, what is it?

Stephanie's mother brought in drinks and cookies. I'm pretty sure that "in drinks and cookies" is not--but what is it?

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Old 19-Sep-2006, 06:25
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'Such as' is regarded as an adjective by some: http://www.onelook.com/?w=such+as&ls=a while others call it an idiom: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=such+as&r=66
'In' goes with the verb 'bring'- it's a phrasal verb and the 'drinks and cookies are just the object- what was brought in.
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