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
The bolded word "annoying" in the sentence "The annoying man was late" is an adjective, not a participle or a gerund.
To determine the part of speech of the bolded word in the sentence "The annoying man was late," we first need to understand the difference between a gerund and a participle.
A gerund is a verb form that functions as a noun, while a participle is a verb form that functions as an adjective.
In this case, the word "annoying" describes the man, suggesting that it is functioning as an adjective. Therefore, the correct answer is "adjective, participle."