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Pre-positional Phrase <emphasis level="strong">and</emphasis> why they matter.--- EXAMPLE:---The boxes of cake mix are on the shelf.---The verb is, “are,” but <emphasis level="strong">what</emphasis> is the subject?---Is it “boxes” or “cake mix”?---In order to figure out the subject, ---we must eliminate the prepositional phrase which is oftentimes in between the subject and the verb.--- A prepositional phrase is a two-to-four--word phrase (sometimes more) that begins with a preposition. (above, among, at, below, beneath, between, in, of, over, to, under). ---A verb must agree with its subject, ---not with the object of a prepositional phrase, which often comes between the subject and the verb.---EXAMPLE: The boxes of cake mix are on the shelf.---Since “of” is a preposition, we ignore the prepositional phrase “of cake mix.” Therefore, “boxes” is the plural subject, which matches <emphasis level="strong">perfectly</emphasis> with the plural verb<emphasis level="strong"> “are.”</emphasis>