The Little Mermaid C1 Mastery

Identify the correct participle clause construction:

• Ursula, manipulating Ariel’s desires, convinced her to trade her voice.
• Ursula manipulated Ariel’s desires, was convincing her to trade her voice.
• Ursula, manipulated Ariel’s desires, convincing her to trade her voice.
• Ursula, manipulate Ariel’s desires, convinces her to trade her voice.

Explanation

A participle clause (manipulating Ariel’s desires) provides extra information about how Ursula convinced Ariel, aligning in tense and subject reference.