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HS: English 3A [M] (Prescriptive) (GP) / 1:Parts of Speech
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In which sentence is the underlined word a preposition?


I phoned ahead, but the call did not go through.

We were lost and just drove around.

We drove around until we found the address.

We drove around the city late at night.

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Answer 1

The sentence in which the underlined word is a preposition is:

"We drove around the city late at night."

In this sentence, "around" is the preposition that indicates the relationship between the action (drove) and the noun (city).