Question

Read the following sentence from the play Gluskabe and Old Man Winter by Joseph Bruchac. Which words in the sentence make up a prepositional phrase?

They are singing a snake dance song, following their leader, who shakes a rattle in one hand.

Answer 1

The prepositional phrase comes at the end of the sentence: in one hand.

Here, the preposition is "in" and the entire prepositional phrase is "in one hand." This phrase is describing the location of the rattle.

Answer 2

"In one hand".

Step-by-step explanation:

A prepositional phrase is one which consists of prepositions and the object which is governed by the same. In the given sentence, the prepositional phrase is ‘in one hand’. This is because ‘in’ is a preposition and it is governing the object rattle which is held in one hand. While singing the snake dance song, the leader is being followed who holds the rattle in one hand portraying the leader and his attributes.