Weegy: The participal phrase is ''buffeted by the storm, and the word modified is "ship."
A. [ lowered
In linguistics, a participle (adjective participial, from Latin participium, a calque of Greek "partaking") can be a verb or an adjective (participial phrase). It is a derivative of a non-finite verb, which can be used in compound tenses or voices, or as a modifier. ...
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User: Which word in the sentence does the participial phrase modify?
Listening for the doorbell, she lowered the volume on the television.
A.
lowered
B.
volume
C.
she
D.
doorbell
Weegy: A. lowered
The participial phrase modified in the word lowered.
In linguistics, a participle (adjective participial, from Latin participium, a calque of Greek "partaking") can be a verb or an adjective (participial phrase). [ It is a derivative of a non-finite verb, which can be used in compound tenses or voices, or as a modifier. ...
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