Answer:
"It was easy enough to retrieve the apple, but while she was doing so, Hippomenes gained upon her again."
Explanation:
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Answer:
<u>Leaping over the hurdles</u>, Cindy appeared as graceful as an antelope.
Explanation: Leaping over the hurdles, Cindy appeared as graceful as an antelope. ... "As graceful" and "as an antelope" are both adverbial phrases modifying "appeared" and "graceful", respectively.