I believe that the answer could be D. I hope this helps
Compound nouns (2 nouns that make up a noun phrase)
Answer:
are epic poems written hundreds of years ago.
<em>or, and?</em>
tell the story of Grendel’s encounters with humans.
A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition. Given that the preposition in this sentence is the word <em>in, </em>the prepositional phrase is in the contest. The word it modifies is paint.
Where does Devon want to paint pumpkins? In the contest.
