What is a prepositional phrase and what is a participial phrase?

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    A participial phrase starts with a participle.
    A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition.
    A participial phrasei starts with either a participle or a particple. It acts as an adjective .
    ex: The boy frightened by the thunder ran to his mother.
    ex: Shivering with cold the man wandered through the forest.
    A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and is followed by an object. A prepositional phrase acts either as adjective or adverb .
    ex: The lady between the two men is my aunt.
    ex: The bird perched on the branch .
    Note: Notice that a participle followed by a prepositional phrase becomes a participial phrase.
    ex: 1. frightened by the thunder
    frightened — past participle
    by the thunder — prepositional phrase
    ex 2. shivering with cold
    shivering — present participle
    with cold —prepositional phrase

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