Question

Read the sentence. Hiking along merrily, we maintained a sedate pace because we liked to heartily enjoy the stream bubbling its way beside us. Which part of the sentence functions as an adjective?

A)the infinitive phrase “to heartily enjoy”
B) the participial phrase “bubbling its way”
C)the gerund phrase “hiking along merrily”
D)the prepositional phrase “beside us”

Answer 1

The part of the sentence that functions as the adjective is the participial phrase 'bubbling its way' because of the fact that the adjective of any sentence is used to describe something, which in this case is the word 'bubbling' doing the describing.

Answer 2

Ans: Option (B) the participial phrase “bubbling its way” 

Explanation:
The participial phrase is used to describe the noun. In other words, we can say that the participial phrase acts as an adjective. In the given sentence, "bubbling its way" is the participial phrase, which is describing the noun "stream." Hence the correct option is (B) The participial phrase "bubbling its way." Hope it helps!