The prepositional phrase would be "of the state". The word "of" is a preposition.
Examples of other prepositions: before, after, across, within, on, over, under, through, behind
A prepositional phrase has a preposition and a noun/pronoun after it.
Answer:
hey! thats when partial citations are enclosed within parentheses
or in your case: a way of crediting a reference within the body of the text
hope this helps!
<span>According to tom, Mayella’s father got mad at her and beat her because s</span>he made romantic advances at Tom.
