Which of the following sentences correctly uses a participial phrase to combine these two simple sentences? “I worked really hard this semester. I finally made the Dean’s List.”

a. Working really hard this semester, finally making the Dean’s List.
b. I worked really hard this semester; I finally made the Dean’s List.
c. Finally making the Dean’s List this semester, I worked really hard.
d. I worked really hard this semester, finally making the Dean’s List.


d. I worked really hard this semester, finally making the Dean’s List.
The sentence that correctly uses a participial phrase to combine the two simple sentences is “I worked really hard this semester, finally making the Dean’s List.”

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