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Analyze the following sentences to see determine which sentence best uses a participle to show character:

A. Smiling, she hugged her brother.
B. Tears streaming, she embraced her brother who just returned from war.
C. Ultimately, her brother returned home from the war.
D. She missed her brother desperately, and she often cried when she thought of him so far away.

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A participle is a word that takes the form of a verb but functions either as an adjective or a noun. The sentence that uses a participle is option A. Already looking forward to the next Carnival, the masquerader began the next year's costume. The participle that is being used in this sentence is the word "looking" taking the present participle form

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Answer:

B. Tears streaming...

Step-by-step explanation:

A was incorrect on the lesson.

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