Question
Which Shannon contains a participle functioning as a verb would it be the students are waiting for the bus? or the blinking sign Warren‘s drivers at the sharp curve ahead or David brought coloring books to the restaurant or Maho will only eat cooked carrots
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GPT-4o mini
In the options you provided, the phrase that contains a participle functioning as a verb is: **"the blinking sign warns drivers at the sharp curve ahead."**
Here, "blinking" is a participle used adjectivally to describe "sign," and "warns" is the main verb. If you meant to include a version of this sentence where "blinking" acts as a verb, it would be structured as "the sign is blinking." However, in your original options, "the blinking sign" does not *function* as a verb but uses the participle "blinking" as an adjective.
For a clear example of a participle functioning as a verb, the sentence would need to include a form of the verb "to be" to connect it properly.
If you were looking for a sentence that explicitly requires the participle as a verb (with a helping verb), none of the given options fit that exactly without modification.
Here, "blinking" is a participle used adjectivally to describe "sign," and "warns" is the main verb. If you meant to include a version of this sentence where "blinking" acts as a verb, it would be structured as "the sign is blinking." However, in your original options, "the blinking sign" does not *function* as a verb but uses the participle "blinking" as an adjective.
For a clear example of a participle functioning as a verb, the sentence would need to include a form of the verb "to be" to connect it properly.
If you were looking for a sentence that explicitly requires the participle as a verb (with a helping verb), none of the given options fit that exactly without modification.