Question

select the part of the sentence that the participle modifies. ellen recommended a website that features breaking news and in - depth coverage of national and international politics.

Explanation:

A participle is a verb form that functions as an adjective. In the sentence, "breaking" is a present participle (verb form acting as an adjective). We need to identify the noun it modifies. The participle "breaking" is used to describe "news"—it tells us what kind of news (breaking news, meaning news that is currently happening or just occurred). So the participle "breaking" modifies "news".

Answer:

news