Its a good question. The ans is B...
The concept of ABSOLUTE PHRASE
Definition:
A group of words that modifies an independent clause as a whole.
An absolute is made up of a noun and its modifiers. It may precede, follow, or interrupt the main clause:
The underlined portions are ABSOLUTE PHRASES
Their slender bodies sleek and black against the orange sky, the storks circled high above us.
The storks circled high above us, their slender bodies sleek and black against the orange sky.
The storks, their slender bodies sleek and black against the orange sky, circled high above us.
NOTE:-- The answer choice contains absolute phrase is almost always correct.
Here are some tips regarding ABSOLUTE PHRASES, i got from internet.
1.
Recognize absolute phrases when you see and use them. An absolute phrase is a modifier that looks like a complete sentence, but with the auxiliary verb (a form of "be," "have" or "do") missing and sometimes with an implied pronoun. For example, both "her book in hand" and "feet tapping the floor" are absolute phrases.
2
Understand when to use absolute phrases. Absolute phrases help you create a clear relationship between ideas, adding information to your original observation. For example, you could write, "She curled up in bed." Then if you wanted to add information to that idea, you could create another sentence or you could use an absolute phrase as a modifier by writing, "Her book in hand, she curled up in bed." The absolute phrase efficiently combines these two ideas.
3
Know where to put an absolute phrase in a sentence. Its placement is flexible. You can start a sentence with one, as in the example in Step 2. You can end a sentence with one: "He ran to the river, his feet barely missing the sharp rocks that lined the path." Or you can interrupt the subject and verb by putting an absolute phrase between them: "Heather, heels clicking on the pavement, ran after the bus."
Now, i hope you can understand that in Answer choice B, "Its....." is working as an absolute phrase..as per definition, its modifying a complete independent clause...Plus starting with a pronoun...
MORE EXAMPLES OF ABSOLUTE PHRASES
1. Joan looked nervous, her fears creeping up on her.
2. Tom paled when he came home, his mother standing in the doorway.
3. John, his arms flailing in the wind, called out desperately for help.
4. The car fell in the lake, the cold water filling the compartment.
5. She returned to her bench, her face showing all the unhappiness that had suddenly overtaken her.
6. The boy watched, his eyes bulging in the dark.
7. About the bones, ants were ebbing away, their pincers full of meat.
8. Six boys came over the hill half an hour early that afternoon, running hard, their heads down, their
forearms working, their breath whistling.
9. The good dogs came stiffly out of their little houses, hackles up and deep growls in their throats.
10. Noiselessly Lenny appeared in the open doorway and stood there looking in, his big shoulders nearly
filling the opening.
11. His head aching, his throat sore, he forgot to light the cigarette.
12. Miss Hearne, her face burning, hardly listened to these words.
13. Light flickered on bits of ruby glass and on sensitive capillary hairs in the nylon-brushed nostrils of the creature that quivered gently, gently, its eight legs spidered under it on rubber-padded paws.
Observe the example no 7 and 13 and try to relate with Option B
Hopes this helps...
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