Identify the verbal and its function in the sentence: Could you help me find my running shoes? (5 points)

Group of answer choices

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.

First of all, it is important to state that a verbal is a verb form which acts as a noun or an adjective. There are three types of verbals:  Participles (past participles and present participles), Gerunds  and Infinitives.

Could you help me find my running shoes?

"running" is a participle functioning as an adjective since it is modifying the noun "shoes".

We were hoping to begin a game of chess.

"to begin" is an infinitive functioning as a noun (to identify its function, you may ask the question: What were you hoping?, and the answer is "to begin a game of chess")

I would rather be sleeping!

"sleeping" is a gerund functioning as a noun. Although gerunds look like present participles (because they end with -ing), a gerund is a noun not an adjective.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.