Carrying two full grocery bags, Petra raced out of the store to her car. How do the words “Carrying two full grocery bags” function in this sentence?

A. as a participle that modifies the infinitive to her car
B. as a participial phrase modifying the subject, Petra
C. as a gerund that is the sentence’s subject
D. as a gerund phrase modifying the verb, raced

The answer to the question is b

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invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.

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