Question
Select the correctly punctuated absolute phrase from the drop-down menu to add it to the sentence.
Her house bedecked, in garlands of flowers,
Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.
Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers
Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.
Her house, bedecked in garlands of flowers
Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.
Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,
Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.
Her house bedecked, in garlands of flowers,
Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.
Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers
Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.
Her house, bedecked in garlands of flowers
Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.
Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,
Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correctly punctuated absolute phrase to add to the sentence is:
"Her house, bedecked in garlands of flowers, Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive."
This option correctly uses commas to set off the absolute phrase.
"Her house, bedecked in garlands of flowers, Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive."
This option correctly uses commas to set off the absolute phrase.