Which sentence uses a participial phrase to add variety and interest to its meaning? a) the little girls laughed uproariously, and they ran away from the group of boys they'd just attacked with water balloons. b) laughing uproariously, the little girls ran away from the group of boys they'd just attacked with water balloons. c) the boys were attacked with water balloons thrown by the little girls who ran away laughing uproariously. d) the little girls threw water balloons at the group of boys, laughed uproariously, and ran away.

B) Laughing uproariously, the little girls ran away from the group of boys they'd just attacked with water balloons.

Explanation:

Participle phrases work as adjectives: they start with -ing if it is a present participle, and they begin with a past participle form if it refers to the past. In this case, the participle phrase is laughing uproariously, which provides characterization to the sentence.

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11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).