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Desk zany 445 Posted 8 years ago
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What is the function of the phrase in brackets

"But what do the English expect of a city [at the foot] [of the mountains]"
a) adverb and adjective prepositional phrases
b) noun clause and adjective phrases
c) both are adjective prepositional phrases
d) noun and adverb prepositional phrases


I think that the correct answer is A.

  

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desk zany 445 "But what do the English expect of a city [at the foot] [of the mountains]" This bracketing is not correct, so the question is invalid. " of the mountains" is a prepositional phrase that modifies "foot". "the foot of the mountains" is a noun phrase.

  • desk zany 445 "But what do the English expect of a city [at the foot] [of the mountains]" This bracketing is not correct, so the question is invalid.
  • " of the mountains" is a prepositional phrase that modifies "foot".
  • "the foot of the mountains" is a noun phrase.
  • "at the foot of the mountains" is a prepositional phrase that modifies "city".
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desk zany 445"But what do the English expect of a city [at the foot] [of the mountains]"

This bracketing is not correct, so the question is invalid. "of the mountains" is a prepositional phrase that modifies "foot". "the foot of the mountains" is a noun phrase. "at the

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