Question

Pick out the participle from the following sentence: I saw the storm approaching. A) I B) saw C) storm D) approaching

Answer 1

Answer:

approaching is correct answer

Answer 2

The participle in the given sentence, I saw the storm approaching' is D) 'approaching'.

What is a participle?

• A participle is a non-finite verb form that combines some of the traits and functions of both verbs and adjectives. It derives from the Latin participium, which means "sharing, partaking."
• A participle is a term that is derived from a verb and employed as an adjective, such as in a laughing face, according to a more specific definition.
• English only has two participial forms, which are most usually referred to as: past participle, which is regularly produced with a -ed suffix (e.g. gazed, ended, tutored), but has several irregular forms (e.g. broken, made, understood), and present participle, which is formed with a -ing suffix (e.g. breaking, making, understanding).
• Some grammars also differentiate between passive participles, which are frequently associated with the passive voice, and active participles, which are frequently associated with tenses like the present progressive, but such linguistic distinctions are neither recognised nor used on a worldwide basis.

Therefore, a participle is a term that is created from a verb (such as going, gone, being, or been) and is used as an adjective or a noun (e.g. good breeding). Additionally, participles are employed to create compound verb forms in English (e.g. is going, has been).

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