Question

In which sentence is the underlined group of words a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb?

My sister is going TO WRITE NOVELS.

My sister hopes to be one OF THE FINEST NOVELISTS IN THE WORLD.

my sisters grades gave her a place IN THE TOP RANK OF HER CLASS

My sister applied ON TUESDAY to graduate school in England.

Answer 1

My sister applied ON TUESDAY to graduate school in England.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

My sister applied ON TUESDAY to graduate school in England.

Step-by-step explanation:

Adverbs modify verbs and (in this case) tells when.

Imagine if you had used a true 1-word adverb as a substitution....

My sister applied RECENTLY to graduate school in England.

Does that help?