Is the underlined phrase an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase?

Few people can look at a puppy without smiling.

A.
adjective phrase

Question

Is the underlined phrase an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase? 

Few people can look at a puppy without smiling.
 
 A.
adjective phrase<---
 
 B.
adverb phrase

tjbrew · Answer

What is underlined?

maryfitzgerald14 · Answer

it would be probably a but it sometimes can be answer b

tjbrew · Answer

What is underlined????

nathalyn · Answer

it A okay I very sure about that and a puppy is what is underlinedokay

tjbrew · Answer

@BrownieWuvers What is underlined? How can anyone tell you it is A. when they don't even know what is underlined?

anonymous · Answer

at puppy is the underlined word

anonymous · Answer

at a puppy

tjbrew · Answer

So what do you think "at a puppy" is modifying...a noun or a verb?

tjbrew · Answer

The verb is can look right?

anonymous · Answer

I just pointed an arrow at the top i said A

tjbrew · Answer

so that is not correct...

tjbrew · Answer

at a puppy is telling us more about looking right

tjbrew · Answer

so at a puppy has to modify the verb

tjbrew · Answer

And...adverb phrases modify verbs, right?

anonymous · Answer

an adverb would tell where why and how

anonymous · Answer

at a puppy doesn't describ any of that

anonymous · Answer

mhm

nathalyn · Answer

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/5463ac69e4b0d1b198dda97c

tjbrew · Answer

When a group of words not containing a subject and verb acts as an adverb, it is called an adverbial phrase. Prepositional phrases frequently have adverbial functions (telling place and time, modifying the verb):

    He went to the movies.
    She works on holidays.
    They lived in Canada during the war.

tjbrew · Answer

List of Common Prepositions
At- You’ll need at to describe the time at which you’ll arrive.

tjbrew · Answer

Sooo, it is adverbial phrase

tjbrew · Answer

I taught English, but you don't have to take my word for it..good luck!!