<span>to create a recurring image or theme within the text</span>
Describing the character’s physical appearance
Answer:
First of all, Johnny was justified in killing Bob. It was in self-defense, the Socs beat up Johnny before traumatizing him, and the only reason why Johnny had his switchblade was because of the same Socs who tried to kill Ponyboy. ... Because they drove Johnny and Ponyboy away, by forcing Johnny to kill Bob.
The correct answer of the given question above would be option C. The sentence in which the prepositional phrase best modifies the verb saw is: through the window, I saw the bird flying. The prepositional phrase of this sentence is "through the window" with the preposition "through" and this modifies the verb "saw".