Question

Which sentence contains a participle functioning as a verb?(1 point) Responses The students are waiting for the bus. The students are waiting for the bus. Mateo will only eat cooked carrots. Mateo will only eat cooked carrots. The blinking sign warns drivers of a sharp curve ahead. The blinking sign warns drivers of a sharp curve ahead. David brought coloring books to the restaurant.

Answer 1

The sentence that contains a participle functioning as a verb is: **The blinking sign warns drivers of a sharp curve ahead.**

In this sentence, "blinking" is a present participle that describes the sign, functioning as an adjective. However, the main verb in the sentence is "warns," which is not a participle.

To clarify, a participle functioning as a verb would typically be used in a continuous tense (e.g., "is waiting"). Therefore, a better example of a present participle functioning as a verb would be "The students are waiting for the bus."

If the question is asking for a participle that acts as part of a verb phrase, then "waiting" in "The students are waiting for the bus" is the correct answer.