Shrieking from in the tenth row, the girls were no doubt her biggest fans.
Which best identifies the word modified by the boldfaced participle phrase?
A. doubt
B. Her
C. Girls
D. fans
I think it's B, but not sure.
6 answers
The boldfaced words are "Shrieking from in the tenth row". Sorry, I haven't mentioned that earlier.
No. The modified word is a noun, not a pronoun.
Who is shrieking?
Hint, modifiers are usually as close as possible to the words they modify.
Hint, modifiers are usually as close as possible to the words they modify.
Oh! I see, the girls. Now I am starting to understand. :)
But, I'm still debating between c and d. Aren't the girls the fans?
Yes, the phrase modifies girls; it's the closest noun. The girls are the fans. Grammatically, fans is the predicate nominative.