Use the sentence to answer the question.

Question

The dog wouldn’t stop howling after becoming distressed due to the fireworks.
Which sentence best manipulates a participial phrase to emphasize the fireworks?

(1 point)
Responses

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.

Distressed due to the fireworks, the dog wouldn’t stop howling.
Distressed due to the fireworks, the dog wouldn’t stop howling.

The dog, distressed due to the fireworks, wouldn’t stop howling.
The dog, distressed due to the fireworks, wouldn’t stop howling.

After becoming distressed, the dog wouldn’t stop howling due to the fireworks.

Answer 1

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 places the emphasis on the fireworks by starting with the participial phrase that describes the dog's distress.