Question

Locate the participle (not the entire participial phrase) and the word it modifies.

Reminding the younger children to walk carefully, the guide led the group into the cave.
Participle:
Modified:

Answer 1

Participle: "reminding"

Modified: guide

Step-by-step explanation:

A participle is a word that has verb characteristics and can also function as both a verb and an adjective. They are also used to modify the words in a sentence.

In the given sentence "[R]eminding the younger children to walk carefully, the guide led the group into the cave", the participle is "reminding", taking the "-ing" form of the verb. And the word it modifies is "the guide".

Thus, the correct answer is

Participle: "reminding"

Modified: guide