Question

Read the sentence. Going to the game at night was always fun, but sometimes Cooper’s spirit for his team was not enough for a win. What type of phrase is the underlined phrase in the sentence?

Answer 1

Prepositional Phrase

"for his team" is a prepositional phrase. It explains where one noun is in relation to another noun. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition, for, and ends with a noun or pronoun, team. There are other prepositional phrases in this sentences as well. They are "to the game", "at night", and "for a win". They all begin with a preposition and end with a noun. Sometimes the word "to" is also used in an infinitive phrase. In this case, "to" is followed by a verb.

Answer 2

It's a prepositional phrase