Question

Select the participle or participial phrase in the box below. Also select the noun or pronoun modified by the participle.

A person observing a crime should call Crime Stop.

Answer 1

Participle/participial phrase: observing a crime

Noun or pronoun modified: person

Step-by-step explanation:

I had this on my test.

Answer 2

participial phrase: observing a crime

the noun modified by the participle: person

Step-by-step explanation:

The participial phrase observing a crime functions as an adjective modifying the subject ‘person’. The participial phrase consists of observing (participle) and a crime (direct object of action expressed in participle).