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Read the following sentence: On the last night of camp, we laid our sleeping bags under the trees. Identify if the underlined portion is acting as a phrase or clause, and then explain which type of phrase or clause (noun, adjective, verb, adverb) it is.

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The sentence, "On the last night of camp, we laid our sleeping bags under the trees" there are phrases used for every part of the line.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the underlined phrase of this sentence is:

On the last night - It will be an adverb phrase. On - preposition to a noun - last night.

Under the trees - It is also an adverb phrase as Under - preposition and trees is a noun.

This sentence is can be used as a exercise for learning grammar of adverb phrases.

*What are adverbs? A word that modifies or creates an impact on the verb or adjective used in a sentence. In this sentence, to talk about where they laid their sleeping bags - under the trees - becomes a modification and reasoning.

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