Question

read the excerpt from rogue heart by axie oh.
stepping from the embrace, she smoothly extracts the broom from my grip.
which type of phrase is the underlined portion of the sentence?

a. prepositional phrase

b. participle phrase

c. noun phrase

d. verb phrase

Explanation:

A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers. The underlined portion "from my grip" starts with the preposition "from", with "my grip" as the object. A participle phrase has a participle (verb - ing or past participle) and acts as an adjective, which is not the case here. A noun phrase functions as a noun, and a verb phrase contains a verb and its complements/modifiers; neither fits "from my grip". So it is a prepositional phrase.

Answer:

A. prepositional phrase