The correct answer would be D, 'sprang', because the conjugation of the verb to spring goes: spring - sprang - sprung; it is an irregular verb, so springed and spranged are not options. In be, past perfect tense is unnecessary, so D is correct.
The answer is: [C]: <span>a preposition followed by a noun, pronoun, or phrase.
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Note: Answer choice "A" is incorrect.
A 'prepositional phrase' ALWAYS begins with a preposition.
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Answer choice "B" is incorrect. A 'prepositional phrase' does, in fact, always, start with a preposition, but does not HAVE to be followed by ONLY a [noun or pronoun].
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Answer:
D.
Explanation:
'Bright City Lights Are Keeping Ocean Predators Awake and Hungry' is an article written by Damon Bolton. The article talks about the affects of street-lights offshore on sea life.
In his article, Bolton asserts that light pollution has affected the predatory cycle of marine ecosystem. He reported that lights in oceans make prey of seafloor communities more visible to predators such as yellowfin bream and leatherjackets. <u>The artificial lights make sessile invertebrate prey communities more exposed to fish predators during night than day-light, which hampers the marine ecosystem. </u>Thus option D is correct.