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Read this sentence: Leaving behind his phone on the towel, Sam ran toward the swimming pool. What is the function of the underlined part of this sentence?

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Answer: It is a phrase that modifies "Sam.

Explanation:

I saw a similar question online and the underlined word was "Leaving behind his phone on the towel" and the options given were:

A. It is a phrase that modifies "ran."

B. It is a clause that modifies "ran."

C. It is a phrase that modifies "Sam."

D. It is a clause that modifies "Sam."

Based on the information given, the underlined phrase modifies "Sam. It gave more information about what Sam does. It's a phrase as not a clause since it doesn't have a finite verb and as such isn't meaningful.