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Which word does the participle modify? Floating buoys dotted the water in the harbor.

a. buoys
b. harbor
c. water
d. dotted

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User Rjs
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Since the participle in this sentence is 'floating', it modifies the noun next to it, which is 'buoys'. So A is the correct answer.
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