【1】Jaws was a great success, attracting huge audiences and winning many awards.
备注:以上蓝色字体为现在分词作结果状语。相当于下面并列句
Jaws was a great success and it attracted huge audiences and winning many awards.
【2】Some people stopped swimming in the sea, afraid of the horrible creature from the film.
备注:以上蓝色字体为形容词短语作非限制性定语,修饰前面的名词“some people”相当于who were afraid of the horrible creature from the film.
【3】Afraid of the horrible creature from the film,some people stopped swimming in the sea
备注:以上蓝色字体为形容词短语作原因状语,相当于原因状语从句Because they are afraid of the horrible creature from film.