Question

Read the sentence below, and answer the question that follows. The software program crashed in the middle of the exercise and would not restart. What word does the prepositional phrase in the middle modify?

Answer 1

The prepositional phrase that the question refers to would be 'in the middle of the exercise', and it modifies the word 'crashed'.
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Answer 2

The prepositional phrase in the middle of the sentence is in the middle of the exercise . This phrase modifies the verb crashed.

Step-by-step explanation:

The prepostional phrase refers to the time when the crashing of the program happened. The preposition from the phrase links the verb with the time expression middle of the exercise. If we put this question: When did the software program crash? The answer will be: In the middle of the exercise.