A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens (adapted excerpt)
The story takes place during the time of the French Revolution, the storming of the Bastille in Paris. During the riots, Doctor Manette's daughter, Lucy
Darmay learned that the prison had been attacked and the political prisoners held there, including her husband were in danger.
Here Doctor Manette had ascertained, through the registers on the table, that his son-in-law was among the detainees. He had pleaded hard to the
Tribunal, in which some members were asleep and some awake, for his life and freedom in the first frantic greetings lavished on himself as a noted
sufferer under the overthrown system, it had been accorded to him to have Charles Darnay brought before the lawless Court, and examined. That
he seemed on the point of being at once released, when the tide in his favor met with some unexplained check (not intelligible to the Doctor), which
led to a few words of secret conference. That the man sitting as President had then informed Doctor Manette that the defendant must remain in
custody, but should, for his sake, be held blameless in safe custody.
Read the excerpt from the passage.
In the first frantic greetings lavished on himself as a noted sufferer under the overthrown system, it had been accorded to him to have Charles
Darnay brought before the lawless Court, and examined.
Which type of phrase is the underlined portion of the sentence?
OA absolute phrase
OB adverbial phrase
OC verb phrase
OD adjectival phrase