In the following sentence, what word does the participial phrase modify?
Everyone in the annex heard her screaming loudly.
A. Everyone
B. annex
C. heard***
D. her
Please check
No.
Participial phrases always act as adjectives.
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Oh, so is it B?
No. The annex is not screaming.
I only check two guesses, so please do not post this again.
the answer is a
The answer is Her.
I just took the test.
To determine which word the participial phrase modifies in the sentence "Everyone in the annex heard her screaming loudly," you need to identify the participial phrase and its function.
A participial phrase is a group of words that begins with a present participle (-ing) or past participle (-ed) verb. In this sentence, the participial phrase is "screaming loudly," which begins with the present participle verb "screaming."
The function of a participial phrase is to provide additional information about the subject or object of the main clause. In this case, the main clause is "Everyone in the annex heard her," and the participial phrase "screaming loudly" provides more detail about the action of "her."
Therefore, the word that the participial phrase modifies in this sentence is "her" (option D).