Question

in the sentence \a man in blue jeans showed us the way,\ what part of speech is \in blue jeans\?

a. independent clause
b. dependent clause
c. phrase
d. single word

Explanation:

Analyze the target group of words

The target group of words is "in blue jeans". It consists of a preposition ("in"), an adjective ("blue"), and a noun ("jeans").

Check for subject and verb

The group "in blue jeans" does not contain a subject performing an action, nor does it contain a finite verb.

Classify the grammatical unit

Because it lacks both a subject and a verb, it cannot be a clause (neither independent nor dependent). Since it contains multiple words working together as a single part of speech (an adjective modifying "man"), it is classified as a phrase (specifically, a prepositional phrase).

Answer:

• (A) Independent Clause
• (B) Dependent Clause</mcq-correct>
• (C) Phrase (Correct answer)

<mcq-option>(D) Single word