Which sentence contains a correctly identified compound object in a prepositional phrase? catherine knew that this news would be devastating to marcus and me. everyone was aware that things wouldn't last with james. we were supposed to go to the bank and grocery store. lisa and marie were not included with the group that went on vacation.

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.