The correct answer is D. A prepositional phrase means that it starts with a preposition. And in these examples, D is the only one that starts with a preposition "on".
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Fortunato and Montresor are alike in social status. They are both noblemen, evidenced by their coats-of-arms and the fact that they call each other friend.
A. or "The family is letting us stay at their cottage"
The other one makes no sense in proper grammar
The correct answer is 3.
These three are Old English, until the 12th century, Middle English, until the 16th century, and Modern English, since Shakespeare.