Underline the participle in each of the following sentences. Then, circle the noun it modifies.
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1. Our excited meteorologists told us that the storm's name was Clive.
2. It was the first storm in recorded history to reach our town.
MAR
3. The worried townspeople hastily nailed up boards and filled sandbags.
4. My grandparents recalled a similarly chilling storm from their youth.
B
5. When the storm hit, everyone hunkered down in their mildewing basements.
6. Several hours later, the storm abated and relieved neighbors came up to see the damage.
7. The surprised townspeople found, to their delight, that only the city park needed repairs.
8. Uprooted trees had fallen on the playground.
9. Several dozen energized volunteers worked together to cut up and stack the branches.
10. Only a few days later, delighted children were once again playing on the swings and slides.
EXERCISE B After each of the following sentences is a verb in parentheses. Revise each sentence by
forming a present or past participle and inserting it above the caret next to the noun it modifies.
inspired
Example 1. Some performers really get an audience cheering. (inspire)
fascinated
11. Long before Elvis and the Beatles, ^ pianists were mesmerizing audiences. (fascinate)
adoring
12. Among pianist Franz Liszt's fans were half-swooning women. (adore)
13. A women were not Ludwig von Beethoven's problem, however. (Faint)
14. This composer sometimes forgot that he was also the soloist, rose from the piano, and began
to conduct in wild, extravagant gestures. (rivet)
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15. Once, Beethoven became so involved in the music that he accidentally jostled a boy whose job
was to hold a candle, knocking the candlestick out of the boy's hand. (embarrass)