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What is the difference between a prepositional phrase that functions as an adjective phrase and one that functions as an adverb phrase?

AAs adjectives, prepositional phrases modify nouns or other adjectives, whereas as adverbs, prepositional phrases modify verbs and adverbs.
BAs adjectives, prepositional phrases modify nouns and pronouns, whereas as adverbs, prepositional phrases modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
CAs adjectives, prepositional phrases modify pronouns, whereas as adverbs, prepositional phrases modify nouns.
DAs adjectives, prepositional phrases modify nouns and pronouns, whereas as adverbs, prepositional phrases modify adjectives and adverbs.

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As adjectives, prepositional phrases modify nouns or pronouns (which stand pro-nouns; in the place of nouns)

- this leaves us with options b and d

and as adverbs they modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs: answer b is correct!

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