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Crunching popcorn, the teenage girl irritated others near her in the movie theater what is the participial phrase and word it modifies

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The participial phrase is "crunching" (popcorn), and it modifies "girl". 
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Answer:

The participial phrase is "crunching popcorn".

Step-by-step explanation:

A participial phrase is a phrase that looks like a verb, but actually functions as an adjective; it modifies a noun in the same sentence. The phrase "Crunching popcorn" tells us about the "teenage girl". Also, the participial phrase at he beginning of a sentence should always be set apart by a comma from the rest of the sentence.

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