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What part of speech is the bolded word in the sentence below? Is it a gerund or a participle?

The annoying man was late.

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Responses

adjective, participle
adjective, participle

noun, gerund
noun, gerund

noun, participle
noun, participle

adjective, gerund

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The correct answer is "adjective, participle." The word "annoying" is used as an adjective to describe the man, so it is a participle.