Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The eager students waited in the gymnasium for the assembly to begin."

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A waited in the gymnasium
B in the gymnasium
C for the assembly to begin
D in the gymnasium for the assembly

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Answer: B. in the gymnasium

A prepositional phrase is a preposition plus its object and any modifiers. Here: in (preposition) + the gymnasium (object) = 'in the gymnasium'.

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Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The eager students waited in the gymnasium for the assembly to begin."

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