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How is the underlined PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE functioning in the following sentence?


Our dog runs in circles when we come home.


Question 6 options:

A

ADJECTIVE PHRASE modifying "dog"


B

ADVERB PHRASE modifying "runs"


C

ADVERB PHRASE modifying "come home"


D

ADVERB PHRASE modifying "when

Verified Answer :

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The prepositional phrase in circles is used as B. adverb phrase modifying "runs."
Adverb phrases modify the verb of the sentence, which means that A and D are incorrect. Since the phrase answers the question How do the dogs run? and says - In circles, it means that it describes the verb to run.

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