Question

Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase? Given the economic and political unrest, the family decided to emigrate. Ruling brutally, the harsh dictator caused many people to flee the country. Increasing tensions required that international diplomats begin to negotiate. Some editorials exposing government corruption were leaked to the public.

Answer 1

The sentence that uses a prepositional phrase is Some editorials exposing government corruption were leaked to the public.

Step-by-step explanation:

A prepositional phrase is a group of words that includes a preposition, the object to that preposition and the modifiers, if there are any. In this case, the prepositional phrase is to the public. To is the preposition that introduces the phrase and the public is the object to that preposition.

Answer 2

A prepositional phrase obviously starts with a preposition, such as: on, to, in, etc.
In these examples, the only prepositional phrase is found in the last sentence: Some editorials exposing government corruption were leaked to the public, where to the public is a prepositional phrase.