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Review: Phrase Functions, Answer 18.4
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- Question:
- The septuagenarian woken from his sleep by the burglar alarm knocked a bowl of potato chips off his lap.
- Answer:
- The answer predicate is not correct.
- Explanation:
- In this sentence, the prepositional phrase off his lap functions as an adverb modifying the verb knocked.
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