Question
What grammatical constituent is underlined in the following sentence?? Many playful pets were gifted to the orphanage. Noun phrase Prepositio nal Phrase Adjective phrase Adverb phrase 1 point
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Resposta
The underlined phrase "to the orphanage" in the sentence "Many playful pets were gifted to the orphanage" is a prepositional phrase. It begins with the preposition "to" and includes the noun "orphanage" as its object. Prepositional phrases typically function as adverbial phrases, providing information about location, direction, time, or manner. In this case, it indicates the destination of the gifted pets. Therefore, the correct answer is "Prepositional Phrase."