Question

Maria fell over the cat. identify the type of phrase. 1) infinitive phrase. 2) preposition phrase. 3) gerund phrase. 4) absolute phrase​

Answer 1

Answer:

prepositional phrase is the right answer

Answer 2

The phrase "over the cat" is a prepositional phrase.  

Phrase:

A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject or verb and does not give any complete meaning.

The preposition used in the phrase will show the relationship between the object and another element in the sentence.

Prepositional phrase:

A group of words that starts with a preposition such as in, on, at, or by is known as a prepositional phrase.

In the sentence "Maria fell over the cat," Maria is the subject, the word fell is a verb, and "over the cat" is the phrase.

Here the phrase starts with the preposition over and the word the cat is the object of the preposition

Therefore, the phrase "over the cat" is a prepositional phrase.  

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