Multiple choice

Identify the part of the sentence in italics: The tops of the buildings were covered with snow

  1. Subject

  2. Predicate

  3. Phrase

  4. Clause

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C Correct answer
Explanation

A phrase is a group of words that function as a unit but lacks both a subject and a verb. 'of the buildings' is a prepositional phrase (starts with preposition 'of') that modifies 'tops'. It's not a subject (does the action), predicate (contains the verb), or clause (has subject+verb).