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Read this sentence from the text.

They pretended to eat, staring at the plastic yellow table, as the security guard entered the food court.

How could the words of this sentence be rearranged without changing its meaning?

A. Staring at the plastic yellow table, the security guard entered the food court as they pretended to eat.
B. Staring at the plastic yellow table, they pretended to eat as the security guard entered the food court.
C. As they pretended to eat, the security guard entered the food court, staring at the plastic yellow table.
D. The security guard entered the food court, staring at the plastic yellow table, as they pretended to eat.

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Answer:B

Step-by-step explanation:

B is the only sentence that correctly shows that the ones eating were the ones staring at the table.

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