Question

Example: "The horse trotting up to the fence, hopes that you have an apple or carrot.."

("trotting" is the participle)
Answer: Present participle, modifying "horse"
12. I looked away when I realized I was staring.
-"Staring" is a gerund, functioning as the object of the verb "was."
13. Staring off into the distance, the smoke appeared to fade.
-"Staring" is a gerund, functioning as the subject of the verb "appeared."
14. The car was flying down the road.
Flying" is a present participle, modifying "car."
15. The car was going1 so fast it seemed to be flying2.
-"Going" is a present participle, modifying "car!"
19. Running across the beach, sand was flying everywhere.
-I was a little bit confused with This sentence seems to have a dangling participle, as it
doesn't clearly specify who or what was running across the beach. It is a dangling
participle. What is "flying"?
20. Running across the beach sent sand flying everywhere.
Running" is a gerund, functioning as the subject of the verb "sent"



Can anybody help me solve 12 13, 14, 15, 19 and 20
The ones on the bottom are the things that you have to fix from the sentence

Answer 1

In sentence 12, "staring" is a gerund functioning as the subject of the verb "was." In sentence 13, it is also a gerund, but functioning as the subject of the verb "appeared." In sentence 14, "flying" is a present participle modifying the noun "car." In sentence 15, "going" is also a present participle modifying the noun "car." In sentence 19, the sentence has a dangling participle. In sentence 20, "running" is a gerund functioning as the subject of the verb "sent."

Step-by-step explanation:

In sentence 12, "staring" is actually a gerund functioning as the subject of the verb "was."

In sentence 13, "staring" is still a gerund, but now it is functioning as the subject of the verb "appeared."

In sentence 14, "flying" is a present participle modifying the noun "car."

In sentence 15, "going" is also a present participle modifying the noun "car."

In sentence 19, the sentence does indeed have a dangling participle. It is unclear who or what was running across the beach, making the word "flying" a dangling participle.

In sentence 20, "running" is a gerund functioning as the subject of the verb "sent."