Which words in the sentence make up the participial phrase?

My distant relatives, visiting for the weekend, told hilarious stories about the family.

A.
told hilarious stories

B.
about the family

C.
visiting for the weekend

D.
my distant relatives

Question

Which words in the sentence make up the participial phrase? 

My distant relatives, visiting for the weekend, told hilarious stories about the family.
 
 A.
told hilarious stories
 
 B.
about the family
 
 C.
visiting for the weekend
 
 D.
my distant relatives

anonymous · Answer

What I think the answers are, are either D or A. I'm not sure

bigdreams · Answer

i think its a but i also think that it's c. a participle modifies a noun and the relatives would be the noun in this case. and c tells that us what the relatives are doing.

anonymous · Answer

So would c be your most positive answer or do you think it's a

bigdreams · Answer

i think it's c.

anonymous · Answer

Ok, thanks so much for helping me

bigdreams · Answer

anytime :D