Question

(1) Brenda would have liked to have taken her vacation at the beach. (2) However, the weather forecast on

the television called for rain. (3) Also, her fiancé, Max, wanted to vacation in the mountains. (4) After a
heated discussion, Brenda and Max decided to compromise. (5) They would spend their vacation time at
Spring Lake. (6) That way, Jack could fish and Brenda could enjoy swimming.
3. In sentence 4, what is "After a heated discussion"?
A. An adjective phrase
B. An independent clause
C. A prepositional phrase
D. A dependent clause

Answer 1

The answer can never be A and B options. So, the left over are C and D. and if we look at this carefully we can realize that It is simply a prepositional phrase. So yeah the answer would be the C) A prepositional phrase.