<span>The sentences that contain prepositional phrases in brackets are:
1) (The man in the house) seemed to be asleep.
2) </span><span>The soldiers crept cautiously (through the tunnel.)
</span><span>A prepositional phrase is defined as a set of words that lack a verb or a subject. If you see that some part of a sentence lacks either verb or subject and contains a preposition - it is a prepositional phrase. The first sentence lacks a verb, but there is a subject and preposition 'in'. The second sentence contains preposition 'through' and object which is also a characteristics of prepositional phrase.</span>
The correct option is J “proven is that” since no comma is needed after the word “proven”. Grammatically speaking, commas are used to help in the meaning of a sentence by grouping and separating words or clauses. By using commas, a sentence can avoid misunderstanding, but in this case the comma is not necessary to have a clear meaning on its own.
Author can be an another word for writer