Question

Select all words that make up the prepositional phrase in the sentence.

During the short days and long nights, the author still kept her mind active and focused.

Answer 1

During the short days and long nights

Step-by-step explanation:

Prepositional phrases are groups of words that comprise a preposition and an object, which can be a noun, verb gerund or clause. They usually contain modifiers that describes the object. In this case, the word during is a preposition that means throughout the duration of a period of time, and the modifiers short and long describe the nouns days and nights.