what is the prepositinnal phrase in this sentence:
our soccer team practices three times a week in the late afternoon.
a. our soccer team
b. practices three times
c. a week
d. in the late afternoon
Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition. Study this list and then make your decision.
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The prepositional phrase in the sentence "our soccer team practices three times a week in the late afternoon" is "in the late afternoon."
To identify a prepositional phrase, you need to locate a preposition (a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence) and the object of the preposition (the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition and completes its meaning).
In this sentence, the preposition is "in," and its object is "the late afternoon." Therefore, the correct answer is option d. "in the late afternoon."