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 us for our offer.
i was informed that the bus would arrive in 45 minutes.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

According to the author, where can we find the answer to our nation’s “most pressing problem”? does that seem logical?