2020 · Q85
Each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. Find which part of speech the underlined word belongs to.
**Noticing** the change in the behaviour of the officer, the cadets returned to their position.
EnglishWord Classes
- AParticiple
- BPresent continuous
- CNoun phrase
- DNoun
Explanation
'Noticing' here is a present participle heading a participial phrase ('Noticing the change...') — option A. It is not a finite 'present continuous' verb (there is no auxiliary), nor a noun phrase or noun.