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Analyze the following sentence: The basketball was shot through the air, but it did not land anywhere close to the net.

Of the following sentences, which one is able to keep the same meaning and uses a participial phrase? (Illuminate)

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Shooting through the air, the basketball did not land anywhere close to the net.
Shooting through the air, the basketball did not land anywhere close to the net.

The basketball did not land anywhere close to the net, after the basketball was shot through the air.
The basketball did not land anywhere close to the net, after the basketball was shot through the air.

After it was shot in the air, the basketball landed nowhere close to the net.
After it was shot in the air, the basketball landed nowhere close to the net.

The basketball is shot through the air, but it does not land anywhere close to the net.
The basketball is shot through the air, but it does not land anywhere close to the net.
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"Shooting through the air, the basketball did not land anywhere close to the net."

This uses the participial phrase "Shooting through the air" and preserves the original meaning.