Answer:
participial phrase: observing a crime
the noun modified by the participle: person
Explanation:
The participial phrase observing a crime functions as an adjective modifying the subject ‘<u>person</u>’. The participial phrase consists of observing (participle) and a crime (direct object of action expressed in participle).
It can be inferred from the excerpt that the narrator feels relieved that the President was no longer defensive but touched by the suffering of the people who had undergone the unfortunate incident which is also inferred. See the textual evidence below.
<h3>What is the textual evidence for the above?</h3>
The textual evidence that supports the above inference is given in Lines 290-291 - "I knew somehow that during the night his defenses had crumbled and he had given in to grief; <u>finally </u>he was vulnerable."
Notice the word "finally". This suggests that the narrator had been waiting for that to happen, hence the inference.
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