Sentence (b) contains a participial phrase with an embedded clause.
The participial phrase is “Running when they heard the gunshots” which has the function of an adjective; that is to say, it modifies a noun (“giraffes”). The embedded clause is “when they heard the gunshots”. It is a clause inside the participial phrase.
Answer:
Letter B is the correct answer.
Explanation:
A participial is a word related to or formed with or from a participle. In this case, the word running is the participial.
An embedded clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb that is within the main clause. Commas are usually used to indicate it. They are used to give more information to the reader. Another way to indicate them is by using the words when, who, which, what, where. Letter B is the one that has these two elements.
