Read the sentence. After the group went canoeing, they returned to the dock exhilarated and ready to go kayaking. Which word in the sentence is a past participle?

“Exhilarated” is a past participle describing how the group felt after canoeing. “Returned” is the main verb in the simple past tense, while “canoeing” and “kayaking” are -ing forms. The correct choice is “exhilarated.”

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