Question

What is the BEST description and explanation for the underlined word in this sentence?

The barking dog woke the entire neighborhood with his incessant noise.
A) Barking is an adjective form being used to modify the dog.
B) Barking is a verb form being used as an adjective to modify the dog.
C) Barking is a verb form being used as an adjective to modify the noise.
D) Barking is a noun form being used as an verb to clarify incessant noise.

Answer 1

It's B. Barking is usually a verb, an action, but here, we're saying it like an adjective for the dog, "The barking dog".

Answer 2

The best description for the underlined word in this sentence is B) Barking is a verb form being used as an adjective to modify the dog.

Some verb forms can function in a sentence as adjectives modifying a noun. In this sentence, the word barking is the present participle form of the verb bark, functioning as an adjective since it is describing the dog.