Identify which option lists all of the present participial phrases in the following sentences:
Working with practiced efficiency, the nurse quickly prepared three syringes. Seeing the three sharp instruments, the patient winced and then began whimpering to himself.
A) Working; practiced; prepared; seeing; winced; whimpering
B) Working with practiced efficiency; Seeing the three sharp instruments
C) Working with practiced efficiency; Seeing the three sharp instruments; whimpering
D) Working; seeing; whimpering

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Present participial phrases are phrases that begin with a present participle (a verb ending in -ing) and give more information about the subject of the sentence. In the given sentences, "Working with practiced efficiency" and "Seeing the three sharp instruments" are the only phrases that fit this description.

Identify Which Option Lists All of the Present Participial Phrases