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What is the best way to combine the following sentences using a participial phrase

Th crowd encouraged the team. The team scored 10 points.
A. The crowd encouraged the team the team scored 10 points
B. When the crowd encouraged the team, the team scored 10 points.
C. The team scored 10 points because they were encouraged by the crowd
D. The team, encouraged by the crowd, scored 10 points.

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The best way to combine these sentences using a participial phrase is D) The team, encouraged by the crowd, scored 10 points.
Encouraged by the crowd is a participial phrase, whereas in the other sentences, there are no participial phrases.
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