tears in his eyes也是正确的

有一读者问: 有这样一道选择题:

(1)The child left the office, _____.

A. tears in his eyes B. with tears in his eyes

所给答案为B。但我曾看到过这样的句子:

(2)Relay sticks in their hands, they raced to the second runners.

其中的独立主格relay sticks in their hands与句(1)中的tears in his eyes在结构上完全一样,因此我认为句(1)中的选项A也是正确答案。这样理解是否正确,请赐教。

我同意你的意见,只是二者之中,B较口语化。