Addressing the dean, he defended the students' behavior

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. Addressing himself to the dean, he defended the students’ behavior. (page 4, TOEFL-iBT Advanced Lexicon, Book I , by Chang-chen Hsu)

  2. Addressing the dean, he defended the students’ behavior.
    Is sentence #2 also acceptable?

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Yes, sentence #2 is also correct.

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