Here's why:
* Prepositional Phrase: A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (like "in", "on", "at", "to", "from", etc.) and ends with a noun or pronoun (the object of the preposition).
* "in many places" fits this definition:
* "in" is the preposition.
* "many places" is the object of the preposition.
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