6. Which one of the following fragments is a prepositional phrase?
A. During the darkest night
B. Going to Cleveland
C. Listening to her heart
D. Completed her assignment
I'm stuck between A & B please help me?
Which one of these is a preposition, and which one is a verb form?
During
or
Going
The correct answer is A. "During the darkest night" is a prepositional phrase.
To determine which fragment is a prepositional phrase, you need to understand what a prepositional phrase is. A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition followed by a noun or pronoun, along with any modifiers of that noun or pronoun.
Let's analyze the fragments:
A. During the darkest night
In this fragment, "during" is a preposition, and "the darkest night" is the object of the preposition. Therefore, fragment A is a prepositional phrase.
B. Going to Cleveland
In this fragment, "going" is a gerund (a verb acting as a noun), and "to Cleveland" is not a prepositional phrase. It is an infinitive phrase, with "to" acting as the marker of the infinitive form of the verb "go." Therefore, fragment B is not a prepositional phrase.
Based on this analysis, the correct answer is A. During the darkest night.