In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. Talking rapidly, she gestured with her hands to emphasize her point. Participle: gesturedtalkinghandspointsheherrapidlyemphasize Word Modified: gesturedrapidlyhertalkingemphasizepointshehands

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Talking rapidly, she gestured with her hands to emphasize her point. Participle: talking. Word modified: she.

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Talking rapidly, she gestured with her hands to emphasize her point.
Participle: talking. Word modified: she.

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