The answer to your question would be that the definition that best identifies and explains the function of the word "tying" as it is used in this sentence is the following one: In the selected sentence, the word "tying" is a verbal that functions as an adverb.
A verbal is a word formed from a verb but functioning as a different part of speech. "Tying his shoe" is a participle phrase. In fact, it is present participle phrase, as it is created from the form of a verb used with the verb to be as an auxiliary verb (progressive tense). Removing the auxiliary verb and using the -ing form of the main verb produces a present participle. In this case the participle is functioning as an adverb because it is telling something about the manner in which Garrett prevented an embarrassing fall. He did this tying his shoe. You can tell this by asking the following question: How did Garrett prevent the embarrassing fall? Tying his shoe.
The details to be included or excluded from the summary of "The Enchanted Bluff" are given below:
<h3>Details to be included</h3>
- The young men talk about the places they want to travel to
- The narrator is preparing to teach in another town
- One of the young men want to go to New Mexico
<h3>Details to be excluded</h3>
- A group of young men goes swimming in a river
- Afterward, they build their last fire of the season
- The fine sand was recently added to the beach
The Enchanted Bluff is a short story by Willa Sibert Cather. See the link below for more about Willa Cather's works:
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