Which word in the sentence does the participial phrase modify? lying in the grass, i counted the clouds above me. a. clouds b. counted c. grass d. i

There are two different participles, present and past.
Present participle = ~ing
Past participle = ~ed
Since lying ends in ~ing, it's a (present) participle.

Now the question is who/what is lying?
Well, I am, of course!
Lying modifies me, it's talking about my condition.

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