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Locate the participial phrase and the word modified. The ship, buffeted by the storm, struggled to safety.

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The participial phrase includes the participle and the object of the participle or any words modified by or related to the participle.
1. PP: buffeted by the storm
WM: ship
2. P: injured
O of P: Joe

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The participial phrase is buffeted by the storm.
The word modified is ship.
The answer could've been derived by carefully examining the sentence and the question...
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