Question

Which answer choice best explains how the bolded participle is used in this sentence?

The battered wall of the castle still stood after the battle.


It is used as an adjective to describe the noun wall.


It is used as an adverb to describe the verb stood.


It is used as a noun and serves as the subject of the sentence.


It is used as a verb to describe the main action of the sentence.

PLEASE HURRY!!!!

Answer 1

"can i just take these points i mean this question was asked last year sooo yeah"

Step-by-step explanation:

can i just give them back to u -_-

Answer 2

It is used as an adjective to describe the noun wall.

Step-by-step explanation:

Participles are words derived from verbs that can function as adjectives or parts of verb phrases to create verb tenses. They usually end in -ed (past participles) and -ing (present participles), which makes them easier to recognize.

The participle in the given sentence is battered. It is the past participle derived from the verb to batter. It's used as an adjective to describe the noun wall. To confirm this, we could ask:

• What is the wall like?
• It is battered.