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Read the sentence. The exquisite old painting hanging slightly crooked over the mantelpiece commanded our attention. Which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase?
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Read the sentence.

The exquisite old painting hanging slightly crooked over the mantelpiece commanded our attention.

Which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase?

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Hanging slightly crooked over the mantelpiece
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A prepositional phrase is a modifying phrase which includes a preposition (in this case, "over") and the object of the preposition (in this case, "the mantelpiece.")

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