Question

The following sentence contains _____. The Mason-Dixon line, which is perhaps the most famous border ever established by surveying methods, has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

no verbals
one gerund
one participle and one gerund
two participles

Answer 1

two participles is the answer.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "two participles"

Step-by-step explanation:

The two participles found in the sentence are:

• Surveying: this participle is acting as an adjective modifying the noun "methods"
• Designated: this participle is part of the present perfect tense "has been designatated". It is called past participle.

Option 1) "no verbals" is incorrect as there are verbs in the sentence

Option 2) "one gerund" is also incorrect since gerunds are formed by bare verb-ing and ALWAYS act as nouns. In this case, the word "surveying" is an adjective; therefore it is a participle.

Option 3) "one participle and one gerund" it is also incorrect since there are no gerunds in the sentence.