Question

Can someone explain what a particible/verb is? Example:




Is the underlined word a participle or verb?


He is flying with his uncle to Montreal this weekend.



A.
participle


B.


verb

Answer 1

If I do -Word- then that means it's underlined, and I forgot to put that for flying, it's -flying-

Answer 2

flying is a verb

Answer 3

Oh, can you explain participles?

Answer 4

a minor function word that has comparatively little meaning and does not inflect, in particular.

Answer 5

So is this a participle then?

Is the underlined word a participle or verb?


There was standing water in the basement after the flood.

Answer 6

-standing-

Answer 7

Wait nvm, that's verb.

Answer 8

If that is verb then what are participles??

Answer 9

I don't know if this is a participle or verb. ;-;

The police use -trained- dogs to search for contraband.

Answer 10

I'm thinking that every question they gave me is a verb! D:

Answer 11

Trained is Participle..

Answer 12

its particle i think

Answer 13

She was -laughing- at every joke her brother told.

Is a verb?

Answer 14

No, Participle..

Answer 15

http://www.beatthegmat.com/how-to-distinguish-between-participle-gerund-and-verb-t96277.html

Answer 16

Read comment by Arpita Sen there..

Answer 17

Are you clear with it or not?

Answer 18

There flying is used as a verb, it is meant for action, so it is verb..

Standing water, here standing is not verb, it is not used to show any action, it is participle.

use trained dogs, use is verb, it is showing action that police use, trained dogs, so it is participle.

was laughing at - She was laughing, doing some activity, showing some kind of action, so it is verb..

This I think should be the best answers, but you have to wait for others to tell you their opinions.. :)