Identify the verbal and its function in the sentence:

Could you help me find my running shoes?

It is a participle functioning as a noun.
It is a participle functioning as an adjective.
It is an infinitive functioning as a noun.
It is an infinitive functioning as an adjective.

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Identifying the verbal form and its function in the sentence

Could you help me find my running shoes?

running is a participle functioning as an adjective and it defines what kind of shoes they are, which means they are not, for example, dancing shoes or hiking shoes.

Answer:

'Running'

B). It is a participle functioning as an adjective.

Explanation:

A verbal is demonstrated as a derived verb form or words having the nature of a verb. As per the question, 'running' would be identified as the verbal as it carries the quality of a verb or exemplifies a derivative form of verb 'run'. It(running) illustrates a participle functioning as an adjective that describes/modifies the noun 'shoes' in the sentence. Thus, option B is the correct answer.