Question

Identify whether the underlined word is a gerund or a participal in the following sentence: She was preetier than all the other woman, elegant ,gracious, smiling ,and full of joy​

Answer 1

Answer:

here i think the underlined word is: smiling.

here it is a present participle

Explanation:

as the verb smiling is used as an adjective to describe the woman, and not as a subject or object in the sentence...

hope that helped!!

Answer 2

Answer:

It is Present Participle