Question

read the sentence. the exquisite old painting hanging slightly crooked over the mantelpiece commanded our attention. which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase? exquisite old painting hanging slightly crooked over the mantelpiece commanded our attention

Explanation:

A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers. "Over" is a preposition, and "the mantelpiece" is its object, so "over the mantelpiece" is a prepositional phrase. "Exquisite old painting" is a noun phrase, "hanging slightly crooked" is a participial phrase, and "commanded our attention" is a verb phrase.

Answer:

C. over the mantelpiece