Question
Which sentence best manipulates a participial phrase to emphasize the fireworks?
(1 point)
Responses
Distressed due to the fireworks, the dog wouldn’t stop howling.
Distressed due to the fireworks, the dog wouldn’t stop howling.
After becoming distressed, the dog wouldn’t stop howling due to the fireworks.
After becoming distressed, the dog wouldn’t stop howling due to the fireworks.
The dog wouldn’t stop, after becoming distressed due to the fireworks, howling.
The dog wouldn’t stop, after becoming distressed due to the fireworks, howling.
The dog, distressed due to the fireworks, wouldn’t stop howling.
(1 point)
Responses
Distressed due to the fireworks, the dog wouldn’t stop howling.
Distressed due to the fireworks, the dog wouldn’t stop howling.
After becoming distressed, the dog wouldn’t stop howling due to the fireworks.
After becoming distressed, the dog wouldn’t stop howling due to the fireworks.
The dog wouldn’t stop, after becoming distressed due to the fireworks, howling.
The dog wouldn’t stop, after becoming distressed due to the fireworks, howling.
The dog, distressed due to the fireworks, wouldn’t stop howling.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence that best manipulates a participial phrase to emphasize the fireworks is:
**Distressed due to the fireworks, the dog wouldn’t stop howling.**
This structure puts the emphasis on the cause of the distress (the fireworks) right at the beginning of the sentence.
**Distressed due to the fireworks, the dog wouldn’t stop howling.**
This structure puts the emphasis on the cause of the distress (the fireworks) right at the beginning of the sentence.