Question

What is the best way to combine these sentences using a prepositional phrase?

Mom said it was time to paint the house. She had that "don't-try-to-get-out-of-it" look.
A. Mom said it was time to paint the house with that "don't-try-to-get-out-of-it" look.
B. Mom said it was time, with that "don't-try-to-get-out-of-it" look, to paint the house.
C. Mom, with that "don't-try-to-get-out-of-it" look, said it was time to paint the house.

Answer 1

PUNCTUATING PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Use a comma after a long introductory prepositional phrase (usually more than five words): In spite of the repeated warnings, the storm took many by surprise.
Use commas to set off a prepositional phrase in the middle of the sentence IF it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence): The storm, in spite of the repeated warnings, took many by surprise. The storm in the mountains caused flooding in the valley.
To avoid confusion, place the prepositional phrase close to the word it modifies: He had left his village without any previous thought or plan. [The village had no previous thought?] Without any previous thought or plan, he had left his village.

Answer 2

A

Answer 3

C