Question

Read the sentence.

In a feeding frenzy, the pigeons descended upon the breadcrumbs that the kindly old man on the park bench continued to toss.

Which is a correct analysis of the sentence?

The prepositional phrase “in a feeding frenzy” acts as an gerund phrase.
The prepositional phrase “upon the breadcrumbs” acts as a verb phrase.
The prepositional phrase “on the park bench” acts as adjectival phrase.
The prepositional phrase “to toss” acts as an adverbial phrase.

Answer 1

The prepositional phrase “on the park bench” acts as adjectival phrase. Woudl be your answer :)

Answer 2

The correct analysis of the sentence implies that the prepositional phrase "on the park bench" acts as an adjectival phrase. This is so because the PP (prepositional phrase) modifies a noun "man". The noun head of the NP is modified by an AdjP and the PP acting as an adjectival phrase ("kindly old" and "on the park").