Question

Which sentence uses a present participle form of a verb? A) My love for hiking in the woods started very early in life. B) Midge spent the afternoon trying on different pairs of shoes. C) Patrick loves photographing different animals in their habitats. D) Dark, billowing clouds often are signs of a bad storm on the way.

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Explanation:

A participle is a verb that acts as an adjective. Dark, billowing clouds often are signs of a bad storm on the way is the ONLY sentence that has an adjective in it. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer:

D) Dark, billowing clouds often are signs of a bad storm on the way.

Explanation:

The present particle refers to an adjective which derives from a verb and contains the ending -ing. As a result, the adjective billowing, which means filled with air and distended outward, is in the present participle form.

The rest of the options are incorrect because the -ing forms are gerunds and gerund phrases, which function as nouns and objects, not adjectives.