Question

Identify the participle and any modifiers or object it may have. Answer "NONE" if appropriate. The boys playing football look tired. Participle: Modifier: Object of the participle:

Answer 1

Participle:

playing

Modifier:

NONE

Object of the participle:

football

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

In the sentence "The boys playing football look tired," the participle is "playing" and the object of the participle is "football." There are no modifiers of the participle. A participle is a verb form functioning in a sentence as a noun or adjective. In this sentence playing functions as an adjective modifying the noun "boys."