Identifying the verbal form and its function in the sentence
<em>Could you help me find my running shoes?</em>
running is a participle functioning as an adjective and it defines what kind of shoes they are, which means they are not, for example, dancing shoes or hiking shoes.
B). It is a participle functioning as an adjective.
Explanation:
A verbal is demonstrated as a derived verb form or words having the nature of a verb. As per the question, 'running' would be identified as the verbal as it carries the quality of a verb or exemplifies a derivative form of verb 'run'. It(running) illustrates a participle functioning as an adjective that describes/modifies the noun 'shoes' in the sentence. Thus, <u>option B</u> is the correct answer.
