(1) brenda would have liked to have taken her vacation at the beach. (2) however, the weather forecast on the television called for rain. (3) also, her
fiancé, max, wanted to vacation in the mountains. (4) after a heated discussion, brenda and max decided to compromise. (5) they would spend their vacation time at spring lake. (6) that way, jack could fish and brenda could enjoy swimming.
which one of the following sentences does not contain a prepositional phrase?
a. sentence 3
b. sentence 5
c. sentence 6
d. sentence 2

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes