What kind of phrase is the underlined portion of the sentence below?
A properly cut diamond is valued "by people" all over the world.
1.participial
2.gerund
3.prepositional
4. Appositive
3
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***B. External***
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***C. Hungry***
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***A. Faith that he will one day be affirmed by white America***
4. At the end of "Why, You Reckon?" the man the narrator teams up with
***A. Runs away***
5. What kind of phrase is the underline portion of the sentence below? A properly cut diamond is valued by people all over the world.
***C. Prepositional phrase***
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The underlined portion of the sentence, "by people," is a prepositional phrase.
The underlined portion of the sentence, "by people," is a prepositional phrase.
To identify the type of phrase, you need to understand the function of the words in the phrase. In this case, "by" is a preposition, and "people" is the object of the preposition. Together, they form a prepositional phrase that provides additional information about how the diamond is valued and who values it.