PLEASE HELP ME
The panting dog waited patiently for scraps.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

A. Participle
B. Infinitive
C. Gerund
D. Progressive

Question

PLEASE HELP ME
The panting dog waited patiently for scraps. 

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

 		A.	Participle
 		B.	Infinitive
 		C.	Gerund
 		D.	Progressive

gamer56 · Answer

What do you think the answer is ? Welcome to openstudy :)

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

thank u, and i thnk its either a gerund or participle but I'm not sure...

anonymous · Answer

do you know what either of those mean?

anonymous · Answer

well i know that a gerund ends in "ing" but so does a participle under circumstances

anonymous · Answer

first of all, what is underlined?

anonymous · Answer

oops sorry... its "panting"

anonymous · Answer

i would say a but not 100% sure

anonymous · Answer

okay, so we know the most participle phrases end in -ing, and past participles end with -ed, and in some cases -en.

anonymous · Answer

right

anonymous · Answer

do you know what gerund is?

anonymous · Answer

no..

anonymous · Answer

basically it is a noun made from a verb adding -ing. For example: the gerund form of "read" is "reading".

anonymous · Answer

oh ok so -panting- would be a gerund?

anonymous · Answer

you got it :)

anonymous · Answer

so its c?

anonymous · Answer

yes.

anonymous · Answer

but why isn't it a participle?

anonymous · Answer

It can only be gerund because it was a verb, now it is a noun.

anonymous · Answer

well, sort of, but it isn't participle.

anonymous · Answer

ok thank u ur the best!!!

anonymous · Answer

you're welcome :)