Which words in the sentence form the participial phrase?

The workers arrived to cut down the branches broken by strong winds last night.

A.
broken by strong winds

B.
The workers arrived

C.
last night

D.
to cut down

Question

Which words in the sentence form the participial phrase? 

The workers arrived to cut down the branches broken by strong winds last night.
 
 A.
broken by strong winds
 
 B.
The workers arrived
 
 C.
last night
 
 D.
to cut down

anonymous · Answer

medals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

serenity74 · Answer

Lol now you are in the right section XD. 
Look for the answer where and adjective modifies a noun. 
So which answer choice as an adjective and then a noun right after it?

seb.cal · Answer

Answer: "A."
Why: It is not C because it is referring to the Future, and the others are past and present but I would go with A because 'arrived' has the 'ed'.