Very simple, the prepositional phrase in the sentence is "Near the wooded island." The preposition is always at the beginning of the prepositional phrase and in this instance it would be 'near'. Likewise, the object of the preposition is always at the end of the prepositional phrase and in this case is 'island'. So the answer to this problem is C.
Answer:
(E) Although the 2006 season overall enjoyed ideal weather conditions, the one major storm was one of the worst on record.
Explanation:
E explains the contradiction in the passage given above. It tells that both the weather was bad and enjoyable.
They will get thirsty and wither away
This would be true hope this helps
