Read the excerpt from "through the tunnel" and answer the question.

there was no one visible; under him, in the water, the dim shapes of the swimmers had disappeared. then one, and then another of the boys carne up on the far side of the barrier of rock, and he understood that they had swum through some gap or hole in it. he plunged down again. he could see nothing through the stinging salt water but the blank rock. when he carne up, the boys were all on the diving rock, preparing to attempt the feat again.

which sentences below include only prepositional phrases (no participial or absolute phrases and no dependent clauses)? select all that apply.

a.)then one, and then another of the boys carne up on the far side of the barrier of rock, and he understood that they had swum through some gap or hole in it.

b.)there was no one visible; under him, in the water, the dim shapes of the swimmers had disappeared.

c.)he could see nothing through the stinging salt water but the blank rock.

d.)when he carne up, the boys were all on the diving rock, preparing to attempt the feat again.

Which sentences below include only prepositional phrases (no participial or absolute phrases and no dependent clauses)?

B, C

Explanation:

A is wrong because it contains a dependent clause (that they had swum through some gap or hole in it.)

D is wrong because it contains a dependent clause (When he came up) and  a participial phrase (preparing to attempt the feat again)

the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.  

1. both men a determined to break douglass.

2. douglass is still considered to be one of captain anthony's possessions.

3. douglass escapes to freedom in the north and changes his name.

4. the events are usually written from a distance in time.

5. the recording of events in chronological order.