Question

Identify the use of prepositional phrases:
The birds are flying high _______.
A) In the sky
B) Heights
C) Much
D)None of the above

Answer 1

Hint:A phrase is a part of a sentence which, if separated from the sentence, still holds a meaning for itself. A Prepositional Phrase is a type of phrase whose main component is a preposition; these phrases modify nouns in a sentence.

Complete answer:
Option A – In the sky: This option qualifies as a phrase because it is a set of words with meaning. This is the prepositional phrase as it has a preposition and helps modify the sentence. Hence this is the right option.
Option B – Heights: This is just a single word; it does not fit well with the given sentence and it is also not a phrase. Hence this is not the right option.
Option C – Much: This word denotes quantity and does not fit well with the given sentence; hence this is not the right option.
Option D – As we already selected Option A, this option is not valid.

Hence option ‘A’ is the correct answer.

Notes:When a phrase is fragmented from a sentence and has a preposition as its component, it can be considered as a prepositional phrase.Prepositional phrases are further categorized as -
- Adjectival phrases:-these modify the nouns in the phrase. Eg: The book is in between the chairs.
- Adverbial phrases: these modify the verbs in the phrase. Eg. She is taking forever to get here!