Freezing rain makes the roads very slippery.

Which choice shows the participle in this sentence and its function?

(1 point)
Responses

rain; verb
rain; verb

makes; verb
makes; verb

slippery; adjective
slippery; adjective

freezing; adjective

1 answer

The correct choice is:

freezing; adjective

In this sentence, "freezing" is a participle that functions as an adjective to describe the noun "rain."