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In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. Smiling pleasantly, the woman opened the door. Participle: Word Modified:
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In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. Smiling pleasantly, the woman opened the door. Participle: Word Modified:

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smiling; woman is the answer!

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A participle has the form of verb + -ing. So the only such word here is 'smiling' that is the participle in this sentence. It modifies 'woman', that is, it refers to how the woman opened the door - smiling pleasantly. 
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