Identify the sentence in which the italicized prepositional phrase modifies a verb. a. the red sports car sped around the racetrack. b. i want to adopt that cat in the last cage. c. the house with the green door is my cousin's. d. she prefers chocolate without nuts.

A. The red sports car sped around the racetrack.

A prepositional phrase that modifies a verb is used as an adverb. An adverb tells how, when, where, how much, and why. In sentence A, the prepositional phrase "around the racetrack" tells us where the red sports car sped.

The prepositional phrase in option B tells us which cat: the one "in the last cage". In option C the prepositional phrase describes the noun, house, when it says "with the green door". In option D the prepositional phrase "without nuts" tells us the type of chocolate she prefers.

The author wants to portray the ruthlessness of a dictator

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This excerpt from Animal Farm presents the cruel method that Napoleon resorts to in order to break the hens' rebellion