Answer:
A) A man of disreputable nature
Explaination:
The other two option choices are not as formal. This option uses more precise wording, and would be the more formal option of the three.
Answer:
It is a literary analysis
Explanation:
This is the original sentence: <span>In a feeding frenzy, the pigeons descended upon the breadcrumbs that the kindly old man on the park bench continued to toss.
The correct answer is the prepositional phrase "on the park bench" acts as an adjectival phrase.
A is incorrect because a prepositional phrase cannot be a gerund phrase too. B is incorrect because a prepositional phrase cannot be a verb phrase as well. D is incorrect because 'to toss' is not a prepositional phrase, but rather an infinitive.
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Answer: B
Explanation: Dashes are similar to commas. Reading the sentences aloud can help to understand which one uses the correctly.