👉 In the context of linguistics and communication, a "precourse" is a prepositional phrase that modifies or refers to an event, action, or object in relation to another. It typically follows a noun (such as "the") and modifies it with a verb or other adverbial modifiers. For example: 1. The man was late for the meeting. 2. He had left his keys at home. In these examples, the "precourse" is modifying the verb "had