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Bored with the revision of his research essay. Patrick poked the soft front of his flat-screen monitor, fascinated by its squishy surface.
  1. Bored with the revision of his research essay, Patrick poked the soft front of his flat-screen monitor, fascinated by its squishy surface.
  2. Bored with the revision of his research essay Patrick poked the soft front of his flat-screen monitor, fascinated by its squishy surface.
  3. Because he was bored with the revision of his research essay Patrick poked the soft front of his flat-screen monitor, fascinated by its squishy surface.