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.

1.)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.

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

3.)He could see nothing through the stinging salt water but the blank rock.

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

Respuesta :

Well, we can rule out number four because "preparing to attempt...' is a participle.  Also, number one is filled with dependent clauses. This leaves number two and number three.
Both problems don't have any participles, any dependent phrases or absolutes
However the first part of number two:"There was no one visible" is not a participle, therefore number three is the sentence that includes only prepositional phrases.

Answer:

Well, we can rule out number four because "preparing to attempt...' is a participle.  Also, number one is filled with dependent clauses. This leaves number two and number three.

Both problems don't have any participles, any dependent phrases or absolutes

However the first part of number two:"There was no one visible" is not a participle, therefore number three is the sentence that includes only prepositional phrases.

Explanation: