This morning, Andrew ran through the hallway so that he could get to his classroom.
How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence above?
A.
2
B.
1
C.
3
D.
4
C. 3
The correct answer is C. 3.
The prepositional phrases in the sentence are:
1. "through the hallway"
2. "to his classroom"
3. "in the sentence above" (assuming the sentence is part of a larger context, since "above" is a preposition in relation to the current sentence)
To determine the number of prepositional phrases in the sentence, we first need to identify what a prepositional phrase is. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and typically ends with a noun, pronoun, or gerund.
Let's analyze the sentence to find the prepositional phrases:
"This morning" - The word "this" is a demonstrative adjective modifying "morning," and "morning" is a noun. The preposition here is "this," and the phrase "this morning" functions as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb "ran." Therefore, we have one prepositional phrase.
"Through the hallway" - The preposition here is "through," and the phrase "through the hallway" functions as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb "ran." Therefore, we have another prepositional phrase.
"So that he could get to his classroom" - The prepositions here are "so" and "to." The phrase "so that he could get to his classroom" functions as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb "ran." Therefore, we have two more prepositional phrases.
In total, we have 3 prepositional phrases in the sentence. Hence, the correct answer is C. 3.