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Which phrase from the following sentence is an example of a prepositional phrase? The woman screamed loudly and jumped when the furry black spider scurried across the floor. A. "across the floor" B. "furry black spider" C. "screamed loudly and jumped" D. "The woman screamed"

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A. across the floor

Step-by-step explanation:

A prepositional phrase is relates a noun to another word. Often a 'direction' behind, before, in, past, over, etc. Across is the preposition to floor. B is just adjectives, C is just a verb. C also includes an adverb. D is a verb and subject.

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