Question 12

D: In the park I saw a very nice man.

The sentence "In the park I saw a very nice man" contains the prepositional phrase "In the park," which provides additional information about the location of the action taking place.

A) Singing songs made me famous.

This sentence does not contain a prepositional phrase. It consists of a subject ("Singing songs") and a predicate ("made me famous") but lacks any preposition that links a noun or pronoun to another word.

B) While running I saw a small dog.

"While running" is a participial phrase rather than a prepositional phrase. It describes the action of the subject but does not include a preposition linking to a noun or pronoun to show location, time, or direction.

C) Earlier I learned to ride my bike.

This sentence also lacks a prepositional phrase. "Earlier" acts as an adverb modifying the verb "learned," and the rest of the sentence explains what was learned but does not contain any prepositional elements.

D) In the park I saw a very nice man.

This option correctly contains the prepositional phrase "In the park," which indicates where the action of seeing took place. This phrase is essential to providing context for the action in the sentence.

Conclusion

Option D is definitively correct as it contains a clear prepositional phrase that enhances the meaning of the sentence by specifying the location of the action. All other options fail to include a prepositional phrase, thereby not meeting the requirement of the question.