Read the excerpt from the passage. In the first frantic greetings lavished on himself as a noted sufferer under the overthrown s
ystem, it had been accorded to him to have Charles Darnay brought *before the lawless Court*, and examined. Which type of phrase is the underlined portion of the sentence? A. verb phrase B. absolute phrase C. adverbial phrase D. adjectival phrase
We must be careful not to be fooled by the use of "before". In the context and manner it is used here, "before" is a synonym for "in front of". It is heading the phrase that modifies the verb "brought", and it is indicating a place. Therefore, we are talking of an adverb of place. The whole phrase functions as an adverb, indicating to where Charles Darnay would be brought. We have, thus, an adverbial phrase.
