Question

Select the correctly punctuated absolute phrase from the drop-down menu to add it to the sentence.

Señora Alvarez
waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.
(list of choices)

, her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,
her house bedecked in garlands of flowers
, her house bedecked in garlands of flowers
her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,

Answer 1

The correct answer is the first choice: ", her house bedecked in garlands of flowers," The sentence, therefore, should read, "Señora Alvarez, her house bedecked in garlands of flowers, waited excitedly for her guests to arrive." The inserted phrase is not necessary for the sentence to be grammatically correct, so therefore it is surrounded in commas, as an aside.