Answer:
Inflecting "run" to "running" changes the word into the following:
An adjective or still a verb, but in continuous form.
Explanation:
Adjective:
The word "running", when used before a noun, functions as an adjective, that is, it modifies the noun that follows it, as in: running shoes, running water, running election, etc.
Verb in continuous form:
She is running now. (Present Continuous)
She was running yesterday at this time. (Past Continuous)
There are more possibilities: Present Perfect Continuous, Future Continuous, etc.
