Which sentence contains a participle functioning as an adjective?(1 point) Responses The swimming pool in my neighborhood is closed for the winter. The swimming pool in my neighborhood is closed for the winter. Mr. Wallace is meeting the principal to discuss the exam schedule. Mr. Wallace is meeting the principal to discuss the exam schedule. Katrina is wandering around the school looking for her brother. Katrina is wandering around the school looking for her brother. The teacher is grading papers at her desk.
The swimming pool in my neighborhood is closed for the winter.
The sentence that contains a participle functioning as an adjective is: "Katrina is wandering around the school looking for her brother."
In order to find the sentence that contains a participle functioning as an adjective, we need to identify the sentence that contains a word that is derived from a verb and is used to describe a noun or pronoun.
The first sentence, "The swimming pool in my neighborhood is closed for the winter," contains the word "swimming," which is derived from the verb "to swim" and is used to describe the noun "pool." Therefore, the first sentence is the correct answer.
To identify whether a word is a participle functioning as an adjective, we can look for words ending in -ing, -ed, -en, -d, or -t. These are common endings for participles. In this case, "swimming" is the participle functioning as an adjective because it is derived from the verb "to swim" and is describing the noun "pool."