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wrbasek0

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A sentence reads Mr. Davis was angry with the person responsible for the practical joke. In this sentence, was is the preposition.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

A sentence reads The family that lives in the apartment above ours is friendly. In this sentence, above ours is the prepositional phrase.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

FALSE
In the given sentence, with and for are the prepositions. A preposition is a connecting word.
It connects a noun or a pronoun to the rest of the sentence.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE
In the given sentence, above ours is the prepositional phrase. The preposition combined with
a noun or pronoun makes up a prepositional phrase.



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