Question

Which sentence contains a preposition? A. Thomas Edison invented many things. B. Thomas Edison was a man who inspired others. C. Thomas Edison gazed at the bulb. D. Thomas Edison set up his own laboratory.

Answer 1

Answer: Thomas Edison gazed at the bulb

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence contains the preposition at. This preposition relates bulb to the rest of the sentence.

Answer 2

The sentence that contains a preposition is C. Thomas Edison gazed at the bulb.

Step-by-step explanation:

A preposition is a word used to link words or phrases within a sentence, usually by heading a prepositional phrase in front of nouns. In this sentence, the preposition is the word at that expresses the relation within gazed and the bulb.

*Sentence D also contains a preposition. However, it is not functioning as a preposition itself but as part of a phrasal verb. *