Which sentence uses a participial phrase to add variety and interest to its meaning? a) the little girls laughed uproariously, and they ran away from the group of boys they'd just attacked with water balloons. b) laughing uproariously, the little girls ran away from the group of boys they'd just attacked with water balloons. c) the boys were attacked with water balloons thrown by the little girls who ran away laughing uproariously. d) the little girls threw water balloons at the group of boys, laughed uproariously, and ran away.

B) Laughing uproariously, the little girls ran away from the group of boys they'd just attacked with water balloons.

Explanation:

Participle phrases work as adjectives: they start with -ing if it is a present participle, and they begin with a past participle form if it refers to the past. In this case, the participle phrase is laughing uproariously, which provides characterization to the sentence.

the correct answer is the first option "the bolkshevik revolution". the passage makes reference to many of important events that occured in the revolution, such as the assemblies, in this case the animals are gathered in an assembly after a protest, the murder of fellow partners, the speeches given by the leader of the revolution, among other aspects. the last choice is possible, but in this passage in particular it is not emphasized the fight between the characters, that is the two pigs, that represent lenin and stallin.

the dictionary definition of ubiquitous is "present, appearing, or found everywhere".