Trey’s science teacher made a sad announcement, Romeo, the class guinea pig, had escaped. Trey’s science teacher made a sad announcement: Romeo, the class guinea pig, had escaped.
Trey’s science teacher made a sad announcement Romeo; the class guinea pig; had escaped.
Trey’s science teacher made a sad announcement; romeo, the class guinea pig, had escaped.

Which sentence contains a correctly used participial phrase? a) camping by the lakeside, the cries of geese kept me awake. b) after brushing on another stroke of fiery crimson, the canvas looked complete. c) peering through the rain spattered window, the scenery appeared lush and verdant. d) kicking the ball into the upper left hand corner of the goal, the striker scored the winning goal.