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Choose the sentence in which the prepositional phrase best modifies the verb saw.

a. i saw the bird flying through the window.
b. flying, i saw the bird through the window.
c. through the window, i saw the bird flying.
d. flying through the window i saw the bird.

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C Through the window, I saw the bird flying.

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A prepositional phrase consists of the preposition and its complement. From the given sentences above, the sentence in which the prepositional phrase best modifies the verb saw is option C. Through the window, I saw the bird flying. The prepositional phrase in this sentence is "through the window". 
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