She saw a smiling girl across the road. The underlined part of the sentence is:
Correct answer: B. Present participle
- A. Infinitive
- B. Present participle
- C. Past participle
- D. Helping verb
Explanation
Present participle: A present participle is a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as an adjective (modifying a noun or pronoun) or an adverb (modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb). In this case, "smiling" describes the girl, making it a present participle.
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