<u>Answer:</u>
The answer is option ‘A’. The sentence 'be careful not to wake the sleeping baby' has a participle in it.
<u>Explanation:</u>
In the participle phrase 'sleeping baby’, 'sleeping' is the participle formed from the verb ‘sleep’ and acting as an adjective describing the baby. A participle is a word formed from a verb and acts as an adjective.
There are three kinds of participle:
Present participle formed by adding –ing to the verb. For example, the laughing girl , smiling child, etc,
Past participle is formed by adding –ed , -en , -d , -t or -n. It is third form of the verb. For example, colored castle, Sunken face, etc,
Perfect participles are formed by joining ‘having’ with ‘past participle’. For example, having said
, having stated, etc,
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The verb in the sentence "The chef put a chili pepper in the sauce to add flavor" is in the A. Active Voice
It is in the active voice because the subject is the one doing the action.
chef - subject of the sentence
put - verb
Active voice because he, the chef, is the one who actually does the act of putting the chili pepper.
Additional note: Passive voice is used when the subject is being acted-upon or is not directly involve in the action.
Example of passive voice using the above sentence.
The chili pepper is being put in the sauce.
chili pepper - subject
is being put - verb
Clearly, the subject is not actively participating in the performance of the verb.
