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Which words make up the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

The boat sank rapidly down below the dock and the water.



A.
The boat


B.


sank rapidly


C.
below the dock and the water


D.
down below

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im going to go with b sank rapidly

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The correct answer for the given question above would be option C. The words that make up the prepositional phrase in this sentence is: below the dock and the water. A prepositional phrase consists of the preposition and its complements. The preposition used in this phrase is the word "below". 
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