The big fire broke out in the night,( )great damage to the neary towns
问题描述：
The big fire broke out in the night,( )great damage to the neary towns
A causing B caused C.to cause D to be causing
答
是现在分词作状语,因为句子的主语“the big fire”和分词causing之间构成主动关系.即损害是由big fire 引起的.