Question

Identify the phrase(s) in the given sentence:
While Gina was washing the dishes, John cleared the table and George helped serve dessert.

• A. John cleared the table
• B. George helped serve dessert
• C. While Gina
• D. John cleared the table and George helped serve dessert

Answer 1

The correct option is C While Gina

Prepositional phrases are a group of words containing preposition which lacks either a verb or a subject. Such phrases always have two basic parts: object and preposition. Prepositions are mostly followed by objects.

Using option C will justify all the above rules. 'While Gina' is a prepositional phrase as 'while' is the preposition and 'Gina' is the object.

Options A, B and D are not prepositional phrases.

Thus, option C is the correct answer.