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Which word in this sentence is a participle?

High above in the sky, a soaring hawk spotted its prey.
 A.

High    
B. above    
C. soaring    
D. spotted
i believe it is c. please help
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The participle in the sentence is soaring (c). A participle is formed from a verb to serve as an adjective.  Therefore, the hawk is "soaring" which is from the verb soar which makes it the participle in the sentence. 
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