Question

Young people comprise more than a third of the Texas population.

Identify the principal part used to form the underlined verb in the sentence.

A.
present


B.
past participle


C.
present participle


D.
past

Answer 1

The underlined verb in the sentence "Young people comprise more than a third of the Texas population" is "comprise."

To identify the principal part used to form this verb:

- "Comprise" is in its base form (present tense), and it does not involve any auxiliary verbs or altered forms.
- The forms of the verb would be:
- Present: comprise
- Past: comprised
- Present participle: comprising
- Past participle: comprised

Thus, the principal part used to form the underlined verb "comprise" in this case is the present tense.

The correct answer is: **A. present**.