Select the absolute phrase in the sentence. the company trudged across the muddy fields, their boots sticking with every step.

The absolute phrase in the sentence is the NP "their boots sticking with every step".

Explanation:

The NP "their boots sticking with every step" is an absolute phrase. An absolute phrase is a phrase that modifies a sentence but it is not connected to the sentence by a conjunction. It is set off with a comma and can be removed without altering the meaning of the sentence (see 1). Typically, absolut phrases consist of a noun and a modifier.

1) The company trudged across the muddy fields

in this passage from "animal farm", by george orwell, the statement that best explains how boxer's response supports the author's purpose in writing an allegory is option b) orwell uses boxer's decision to avoid more carnage by working hard to show how the working class was manipulated. boxer and the other animals feel they are responsible for their carnage because napoleon uses propaganda to manipulate the animals of the farm.

explanation:

to inform readers about the ways young people improve the world.