- Which words are the first and last words of the participial phrase in this sentence? Polished with several layers of wax, the floors were amazingly beautiful.
Apolished wax <------ my answer
Bfloors were
Cpolished with
Dfloors beautiful
2.Which word does the participle modify? The mayor's unexpected response startled the reporters.
A.
reporters
B.
mayor's
C.
response <---- my answer
D.
startled
Apolished wax <------ my answer
Bfloors were
Cpolished with
Dfloors beautiful
A.
reporters
B.
mayor's
C.
response <---- my answer
D.
startled