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Which word in this sentence is a participle?

The frightened cat climbed to the top of the tree.
a. cat
b. top
c. frightened
d. climbed

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the frightened cat do the answer is c.hoe this helps. 
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I believe the answer is C) frightened. A participle is a word formed from a verb, and used an an adjective or a noun. Since frightened and climbed are both verbs, that narrows it down to either C or D. From there, frightened is an adjective, while climbed is nor an adjective or a verb. 
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