How is the prepositional phrase being used in the following sentence? the big tree near our front fence needs to be taken down this summer; it has a disease. appositive phrase direct address adverb phrase adjective phrase infinitive phrase gerund phrase participial phrase

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Explanation:

The big tree near our front fence needs to be The italicised prepositional phrase has the function of an adjective. This is so because it is modifying the nucleus from the subject which is tree. The prepositional phrase is within the subject and is the answer to this question: WHICH tree needs to be taken down?; the answer would be: The tree near our front door- which implicitly means this tree as opposed to any other tree from the place-.

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novels have multiple settings. a setting is a place or surrounding when a main event or event takes place. not everything happens in just one scene or setting. yes, there can be one *main* setting, but there is definitely not just one. b is incorrect. novels do not have limited characters. there are many characters in a novel, depending on how many the writer wishes to add in. c is incorrect. there is not just a single theme. there are many themes. another word for "theme" is the subject. there can be many subjects and topics. once again, there are many, depending on however many the author wishes to add or include. d is incorrect. yes, novels *can* have no solutions, based on what the author would like. but typically, novels have a solution. the solution might be in "book 5", but there is normally still a solution.

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