The big fire broke out in the night,( )great damage to the neary townsA causing B caused C.to cause D to be causing

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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

A

v-ing形式作结果状语,意思是:那晚发生了一场大火,导致附近的村庄遭受巨大的损害。

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.