Read the sentence.

The skillful pilot maneuvered successfully during the training mission.

How does the underlined phrase in the sentence function?

It’s a verb phrase acting as an object in the sentence.
It’s a verb phrase acting as the predicate of the sentence.
It’s a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial phrase.
It’s a prepositional phrase acting as an adjectival phrase.
Read the sentence.

The skillful pilot maneuvered successfully during the training mission.

How does the underlined phrase in the sentence function?

It’s a verb phrase acting as an object in the sentence.
It’s a verb phrase acting as the predicate of the sentence.
It’s a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial phrase.
It’s a prepositional phrase acting as an adjectival phrase.

1 answer

In the sentence "The skillful pilot maneuvered successfully during the training mission," the underlined phrase "during the training mission" is a prepositional phrase.

It functions as an adverbial phrase because it provides additional information about when the action (maneuvered) took place.

So the correct answer is: It’s a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial phrase.