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)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

i think the answer is b