Question

In which two sentences do the underlined words represent prepositional phrases? The man in the house seemed to be asleep. The soldiers crept cautiously through the tunnel. Having been washed, Jim's dog seemed a little smaller than before. Their faces brightening, they thanked us for our offer. I was informed that the bus would arrive in 45 minutes.

Answer 1

Prepositional phrases express position and relation in space and time and begin with a preposition. The only prepositional phrases here are 1) "in the house," 2) "through the tunnel," and 3) "in 45 minutes." So, whichever of these are underlined in the problem, the corresponding sentences are the answers. Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Answer: Below, the bold words indicate prepositional phrases. Only these sentences contain prepositional phrases

The man in the house seemed to be asleep.

The soldiers crept cautiously through the tunnel.

I was informed that the bus would arrive in 45 minutes.

Explanation:

Prepositional phrases always start with a preposition and end with a noun or a pronoun called the object of the preposition. You can add numerous modifiers between the preposition and its object.