Question

In the sentence, "Singing the anthem beautifully, the sanctuary choir touched the emotion of the congregation," singing is used as a(n) ____ and is therefore a(n) ____

Options for blank 1:
adjective
verb
noun
adverb
Options for blank 2:
Gerund
participle
infinitive

Answer 1

In the given sentence above, the word "singing" is used as an adjective and is therefore, a participle. A participle is a word that takes the verb form -ed (past participle) or -ing (present participle), but functions either as a noun or as an adjective. The word "singing" is a participle that describes the noun "the sanctuary choir".