Question

read the following sentence. growing up watching all kinds of sports, i became inspired to pursue a career as an athlete. which word in the sentence does the underlined participial phrase modify? \bigcirc i \bigcirc inspired \bigcirc career \bigcirc athlete

Explanation:

The underlined participial phrase "Growing up watching all kinds of sports" describes the experience of the speaker (the pronoun "I"), so it modifies "I". This phrase explains the context for why the speaker became inspired to pursue an athletic career.

Answer:

○ I