Identify the participle and any modifiers or object it may have. answer "none" if appropriate.
the boys playing football look tired.
participle:
modifier:
object of the participle:

Participle: Playing

Modifier: None

Object of the participle: football

Explanation:

Participle defines the word that both acts as a verb and an adjective. It is a non-finite verb that is employed as a modifier that modifies a noun, noun phrase, verb or verb phrase. There are two kinds of participles: present participle and past participle. Thus, the word that compliments the above description is "playing" that acts as participle here with its object "football". However, it doesn't use any modifier.

the publisher is the publishing date is the author is

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houghton mifflin company . . 1942 . . t. s. eliot

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