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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?
A. The dog, distressed due to the fireworks, wouldn’t stop howling.
B. Distressed due to the fireworks, the dog wouldn’t stop howling.
C. The dog wouldn’t stop, after becoming distressed due to the fireworks, howling.
D. After becoming distressed, the dog wouldn’t stop howling due to the fireworks.

Answer 1

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

This sentence effectively uses a participial phrase ("Distressed due to the fireworks") at the beginning to emphasize the cause of the dog's distress.