Question

Which sentence contains a participle?

a) The whole frustrating experience can be blamed on poor planning
b) Although studying may seem tedious, it fosters great results.
c) The park prohibits everyone from skateboarding on weekends.
d) Great cunning was required to make the suprise party feasible.
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Answer 1

a) The whole frustrating experience can be blamed on poor planning.

Step-by-step explanation:

A participle is a special form of a verb that modifies a noun. Therefore, it functions as an adjective but not as a verb.

The word frustrating is a present participle of the verb 'frustrate'. It modifies the noun 'experience'.

B and C contain gerunds (studying and skateboarding), and D contains a noun (cunning).