Present
participle can cause confusion in the structure section of the TOEFL because a
present participle can be a mistaken for a part of the verb. A present
participle is the –ing form of the verb. It is a part of the verb when it is accompanied by some form of the verb be.
verb
The man is talking to his friend.
In this sentence talking is part of the verb because it
is accompanied by is.
Adj verb
The man talking
to his friend has a beard.
In
this sentence talking is an adjective and not part of the verb because it is
not accompanied by some form of be. The verb in this sentence is has.
The following example shows how a present participle can be confused with the verb in the structure section of the TOEFL.
(A) now
(B) is
(C) he
(D) was
In
this example, if you look at only the
first words of the sentence, it appears that child is the subject and playing
is part of the verb. If you think that playing is part of the verb, you might
choose answer (B) is or answer (D) was to complete the verb. You should recognize
that playing is a participial adjective rather than a verb because there is
another verb in the sentence (is). In this sentence there is a complete subject
(child) and a complete verb (is), so this sentence does not need another
subject or verb. The best answer to this question is answer (A).
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