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Select the phrase from the drop-down menu to correctly complete the sentence.

The new student _________ spoke very little English.

having just arrived from France

, having just arrived from France

having just arrived from France,

, having just arrived from France,

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the answer is

,having just arrived from France, is the correct answer

that is because "having just arrived from France," is a participial split, meaning it splits the subject (the new student) and the verb "spoke" with a -ing word.

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Answer:

, having just arrived from France,

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct phrase is a non-restrictive clause, which adds extra information to the sentence without changing its meaning. Therefore, if the non-restrictive clause were omitted, the main purpose of the sentence would still inform that the new student spoke very little English.

The other choices are incorrect because the non-restrictive clause must be separated from the rest of the clauses by commas at the beginning and at the end.

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