Jim hit the ball with great force to win the game.
<em>with great force</em> is and adverb preposition
An adverb preposition is part of a prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase with an adverb can come anywhere in the sentence and can be moved within the sentence without changing its meaning.
<em>With great force</em> Jim hit the ball to win the game.
To win the game Jim hit the ball <em>with great force</em>.
The adverb preposition in this phrase describes the relationship between the object of the preposition and the verb (the action or state of being). It usually answers a question beginning with <em>when, where, how, under what conditions.</em>
<em>with great force</em> is a direct relation to the object ball because it describes the manner in which the ball was hit. How was the ball hit = <em>with great force.</em>
