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Which is the correct use of the following
participle phrase:
galloping as fast as the wind
A. Galloping as fast as the wind, four horses pulled a
tattered, brown stagecoach into the sleepy town.
B. Galloping as fast as the wind, a brown, tattered
stagecoach was seen drawing into the sleepy town.
C. Galloping as fast as the wind, a stagecoach drew near
the sleepy town.

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A. Is the correct answer
User Drstevok
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Answer:

Here, the participial phrase describes the action of the horses, and the sentence is structured correctly. Option B is incorrect because it uses the participle phrase as the subject of the sentence, and option C is incorrect because it places the participle phrase in an awkward position at the end of the sentence.

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