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Old 31-Mar-2006, 06:24
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In the sentence, "Jack was trapped on the Island of Crete." what is the prepositional phrase?
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Default Re: Prepositional Phrase

There are two that I can see, but one is inside the other:

Jack was trapped [on the island [of Crete]].
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