In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. Smiling pleasantly, the woman opened th

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MrRissso [65]

3 years ago

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In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. Smiling pleasantly, the woman opened th

e door. Participle: Word Modified:

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Dmitry_Shevchenko [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-20T23:45:12+03:00

Dmitry_Shevchenko [17]3 years ago

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smiling; woman is the answer!

Triss [41] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-20T22:01:03+03:00

Triss [41]3 years ago

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A participle has the form of verb + -ing. So the only such word here is 'smiling' that is the participle in this sentence. It modifies 'woman', that is, it refers to how the woman opened the door - smiling pleasantly.