GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | According to analysts, an alliance between three major

A modifier starting with "with" is a prepositional phrase modifier - it may be used as a noun modifier or a verb modifier. It is different from a relative clause modifier (e.g. a modifier starting with "which").

Example:
With many balls to spare, India reached the target score set by West Indies.

The modifier "with many balls to spare" can be considered a verb
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