Question

The cat needs a loving family. (circle the gerund or participle)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Gerunds or present participles?

JANUARY 18, 2011 - pdf

We can use -ing forms (e.g. drinking, singing, smoking, running etc.) not only as verbs, but also like adjectives, adverbs or nouns.

You are drinking too much these days. (Here the -ing form is part of the present continuous verb.)

Barking dogs seldom bite. (Here the -ing form is used like an adjective. It modifies the noun dogs.)

She ran out of the room crying. (Here the -ing form is used like an adverb.)

Smoking is injurious to health. (Here the -ing form is used like a noun.)

When -ing forms are used as verbs, adjectives or adverbs, they are called present participles. Note that a present participle can refer to the present, past or future.

When -ing forms are used like nouns, they are called gerunds.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

The cat need a loving family .

circle Loving family because it's a participle.

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