How to enrich simple sentences by prepositional phrases:
1. prepositional phrases that modify (修饰) nouns

Now look at the prepositional phrases that modify the nouns before them.

a businessman from London
a ticket to Paris
the man in a hat
the bottles on the shelf
the dog under the table
the store beside the bank
the mountain in front of our village
toys for infant
an apartment with three bedrooms
a car like that one

Exercise:

Please put the prepositional phrases in the suitable place.

1. The warehouse burned down last night (near the railroad).
   
2. The large house was sold yesterday (near the lake).
   
3. Life is wretched (不幸的) (on a desert island)
   
4. He dropped his fifty pence on his way (to the sweet store).
   
5. Mary and her husband lived in the tiny village (in the southern Greece).
   
6. The modern sculpture astonished us greatly (on display).
   
7. We went to an exhibition (of modern sculpture).
   
8. His interest makes him a man (in art) (without a penny).
   
9. The prize is a big sum of money (for the race).
   
10. The manager submitted her request (for a leave of absence) (of our branch office).