Question

Which phrase best describes what type of sentence this is?

Adrian is sleeping on the beach by the sea.

A. prepositional phrase modifying adverbs

B. adverb modifying other adverbs

C. prepositional phrase modifying another prepositional phrase

D. gerund phrase as a sentence object

Answer 1

The phrase that best describes what type of sentence this is, is option C. Prepositional phrase modifying another prepositional phrase. The prepositional phrase "on the beach" is modified by another prepositional phrase which is "by the sea". These are prepositional phrases because of the prepositions "on" and "by", used in these phrases.