The participial phrase in the sentence <em>The car parked in the driveway is leaking oil and making a mess</em> is 'parked in the driveway'. Participial phrases begin either with a past or a present participle. Present participles contain an -ing. The -ings of this sentence are not part of a participle clause because they are part of the present continuous <em>is leaking... making</em>. Whereas, the past participle <em>parked</em> is the word that begins the participle clause.
Answer:
The answer is indeed letter C) the increased freedom of ordinary people after the French Revolution.
Explanation:
The artistic movement known as Romanticism started at the same historical moment as the French Revolution. As a consequence, literature was greatly influenced by the Revolution and what it accomplished. As the social structure began to shift, with the working class gaining more justice and freedom, poets such as Lord Byron and Shelley, among others, reflected such liberty in their works. Literature ceased to be written only by and for the aristocracy. The working man now began to be the subject and aim of writers, who felt free to express their opinions and ideas.
