Identify the underlined phrase in the sentence.
After several minutes, I finally located my car keys.
(1 point)
Responses
prepositional
prepositional
participial
participial
gerund
gerund
infinitive
infinitive
prepositional
prepositional
To identify the underlined phrase in the sentence "After several minutes, I finally located my car keys," we need to understand the different types of phrases.
1. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition (e.g., after, in, on) and include a noun or pronoun. In this sentence, "After several minutes" is a prepositional phrase.
2. Participial phrases start with a verb (usually ending in -ing or -ed) and can function as adjectives. There is no such phrase in the given sentence.
3. Gerund phrases start with a verb (usually ending in -ing) and function as nouns. There is no such phrase in the given sentence.
4. Infinitive phrases start with the word "to" plus a verb. There is no such phrase in the given sentence.
Therefore, the correct answer is "prepositional."