134Participles and Participial PhrasesEXERCISE 8 Identifying Participles and the Nounsor Pronouns They ModifyUnderline the participles used as adjectives in each of the followingsentences. Then put brackets around the noun or the pronoun eachparticiple modifiesEx. 1. Humming softly, [Lynda) cheerfully cleaned her bicycle.1. A loud clap of thunder woke the sleeping children from their nap.2. Cleaned and polished, the oļd desk looked bright and shiny.3. The driver accidentally backed his truck into the parked car.4. The tired, sweating runners finished the race.5. Janey sat on her porch, thinking about her problems.6. Waiting by the entrance, the reporter yelled out a question.7. Reilung andClay, playing the Japanese game Go, forgot about themeeting8. Pun, did you go to the training class last week?9. Watch out for the tangled ropes!10. The stolen money was returned yesterday,
Answer:
1. A loud clap of thunder woke the [sleeping] children from their nap.
2. [Cleaned] and [polished], the old desk looked bright and shiny.
3. The driver accidentally backed his truck into the [parked] car.
4. The [tired], [sweating] runners finished the race.
5. Janey sat on her porch, [thinking] about her problems.
6. [Waiting] by the entrance, the reporter yelled out a question.
7. Reilung and Clay, [playing] the Japanese game Go, forgot about the meeting.
8. Pun, did you go to the training class last week? (No participles used as adjectives)
9. Watch out