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

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

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

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。

A