He succeeded <u>by dint of</u> perseverance and sheer hard work.
Directions (Q. Nos. 26 to 30) : Each of the following sentences has word/words underlined. Read the sentence carefully and identify which word class the underlined word/words belongs/belong to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. Conjunctival phrase
- B. Adjectival phrase
- C. Prepositional phrase ✓
- D. Adverbial phrase
Correct Answer: C. Prepositional phrase
Explanation
'By dint of' means 'by means of' and acts as a complex preposition, making it a prepositional phrase.
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