Question

Which word in the sentence is the participle?

My dog, a restless beagle, barked at the sleeping cat.

A.
sleeping

B.
barked

C.
beagle

D.
restless

Answer 1

@Mehek14

Answer 2

I dont get participle

Answer 3

Allow me to rephrase.

Answer 4

Thank you

Answer 5

A participle is a word that is partly both a verb and adjective. For instance, in your scenario, "My dog, a restless beagle, barked at the sleeping cat."

A verb is used to describe an action, state or occurrence.
An adjective describes/modifies a condition of a noun.

Beagle is a noun, therefore, cannot be a participle (C)
Barked is an adjective, however, is not a verb (B)
Restless is used as a verb (D)
Sleeping is also a verb, though in the given context, describes the condition of the noun.

*A.