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Choose the answer that identifies the word that the participial phrase modifies.  The audience sat silent and then stood as one, exploding into applause. audience silent stood applause
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Choose the answer that identifies the word that the participial phrase modifies. 

The audience sat silent and then stood as one, exploding into applause. 

audience 
silent 
stood 
applause

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The participial phrase exploding into applause modifies audience.
It refers to the audience, they have exploded into applause.
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