The hockey coach did not know why the team could not get itself on track $\underline{\text { during the first period.}}$
A)independent clause
B)subordinate clause
C)participle phrase
D)gerund phrase
E)prepositional phrase

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The underlined portion of the sentence, "during the first period," functions as a prepositional phrase because it starts with the preposition "during" and provides information about the time frame of the main action.

The Hockey Coach Did Not Know Why the Team Could during the first period.‾\underline{\text { during the first period.}} during the first period.​

The Hockey Coach Did Not Know Why the Team Could $\underline{\text { during the first period.}}$