Question

Which group of words in the sentence is a prepositional phrase? A mother swan and her signets waddled down the smooth rocks and then jumped in the cool water.

A.down the smooth rocks
B.then jumped
C.the cool water
D.a mother swan and her signets

Answer 1

Down the smooth rocks is a preposition.

Answer 2

Hi!
A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with what we call a "preposition". A "preposition" is a word like "through", "over", "under", "behind", "before", "after", "inside", "outside", and "in". You can find a full list of prepositions online.

For your sentence, "down" and "in" are both prepositions. Find an answer choice with one of these words :)