Question

Locate and identify the -ing form. franklin was swimming in the private pool. verb phrase participle gerund

Answer 1

In the sentence, Franklin was swimming in the private pool, "was swimming" is a verb phrase.

Answer 2

was swimming - Verb phrase

Explanation:

The 'ing' form used here is 'was swimming' and however, it illustrates the "ing" from of the verb that is commonly used in all these four options verb phrase(in continuous tense), participles(present) and gerund. But the form that has been exemplified as verb phrase i.e. 'was swimming' as it details an action and used with a helping verb. The participles function as adjectives while gerunds function as noun. Thus, the 'ing' form used here is "was swimming" and the correct and most appropriate option would be verb phrase as it illustrates Franklin's action.