Prepositional Phrase
'The claws of the eagle were sharp.'
Is 'of the eagle' prepositional phrase?
Here, how does it function as an adjective? Please explain.
Isn't 'sharp' the adjective?
I have seen it in my English quiz syllabus.
Q) The claws of the eagle were sharp. In this sentence, what is the function of prepositional phrase?
a. It functions as a pronoun.
b.It functions as an adverb.
c.It functions as an adjective. (Answer in the syllabus.)
d.It functions as an infinitive.
Please help.
Top answer
It functions as an adjective because it tells us what kind of claws. Compare: sharp claws -- tells us that the claws are sharp claws of the eagle -- tells us that the claws belong to the eagle
- It functions as an adjective because it tells us what kind of claws.
- Compare: sharp claws -- tells us that the claws are sharp claws of the eagle -- tells us that the claws belong to the eagle
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It functions as an adjective because it tells us what kind of claws. Compare:
sharp claws -- tells us that the claws are sharp
claws of the eagle -- tells us that the claws belong to the eagle
0The claws of the eagle were sharp.
Yes, "of the eagle" is a preposition phrase.
The answer in the syllabus is wrong about the function of the PP -- in fact none of the options given are correct. Its actual function is complement of "claws".
"Sharp" is an adjective whose function here is predicative complement of "were". It is said to be 'subject or
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