Multiple choice

Identify the part of the sentence in italics: It was a painting of great beauty.

  1. Subject

  2. Predicate

  3. Clause

  4. Phrase

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D Correct answer
Explanation

'of great beauty' is a prepositional phrase - it begins with a preposition ('of') and lacks both a subject and a verb. It functions as an adjective describing 'painting' but structurally remains a phrase. A clause would need a subject-verb combination.