Solecki634
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Which word in the sentence does the participial phrase modify? Clutching the handlebar tightly, Maria cautiously rode her new bicycle. A. cautiously B. bicycle C. rode D. Maria



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The word in the sentence that is the participial phrase is D) Maria. 
irinateleoaca
It's Maria, the subject, as the participial phrase comes in front position and it's separated by comma.