Combine the following sentences by making use of a participle.

The stable door was open. The horse was stolen.

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The stable door being open, the horse was stolen.

The stable door being opened, the horse was stolen.

Opening the stable door, the horse was stolen.

Stealing the horse, the stable door was open.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

A gerund is a verb form that is used as a noun, whereas a participle is a verb form that is used as an adjective or as a verb in conjunction with another verb.
A perfect participle can be used to emphasise that one action came before another.
Option 1 is correct because 'being' is a verb form that can also be used as an adjective to describe the opening of the stable door.
The incorrect choices are as follows:
2 - The tense of 'open' is incorrect.
3 - 'Opening' is used as a verb rather than a participle.
4 - The order of events has shifted.

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