A participle is a word that has verb characteristics and can also function as both a verb and an adjective. They are also used to modify the words in a sentence.
In the given sentence "[R]eminding the younger children to walk carefully, the guide led the group into the cave", the participle is "reminding", taking the "-ing" form of the verb. And the word it modifies is "the guide".
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