Question

match each participial phrase with the appropriate sentence.

swaying in the breeze,
seeing that it was injured,
holding its injured paw gingerly,
crunching beneath the childrens feet,

the cat crept under sams bed.
sam slowly approached his cat.
the tree began to drop its leaves.
the autumn leaves covered the yard.

Explanation:

Analyze modifier alignment for each participial phrase

• "Swaying in the breeze," must modify a noun that can sway naturally, which is "the tree".
• "Seeing that it was injured," must modify a person capable of seeing and recognizing an injury, which is "Sam".
• "Holding its injured paw gingerly," must modify an animal with a paw, which is "the cat".
• "Crunching beneath the children's feet," must modify objects on the ground that crunch when stepped on, which is "the autumn leaves".

Match phrases to their corresponding main clauses

• "Swaying in the breeze," matches "the tree began to drop its leaves."
• "Seeing that it was injured," matches "Sam slowly approached his cat."
• "Holding its injured paw gingerly," matches "the cat crept under Sam's bed."
• "Crunching beneath the children's feet," matches "the autumn leaves covered the yard."

Answer:

• Swaying in the breeze, matches the tree began to drop its leaves.
• Seeing that it was injured, matches Sam slowly approached his cat.
• Holding its injured paw gingerly, matches the cat crept under Sam's bed.
• Crunching beneath the children's feet, matches the autumn leaves covered the yard.