A) In the selected sentence, the word tying is a verbal that functions as an adverb.
B) In the selected sentence, the word tying is an infinitive that functions as the subject.
C) In the selected sentence, the word tying is a participle, telling what the subject was doing.
D) In the selected sentence, the word tying is a direct object that tells what Garrett was doing.
The answer to your question would be that the definition that best identifies and explains the function of the word "tying" as it is used in this sentence is the following one: In the selected sentence, the word "tying" is a verbal that functions as an adverb.
A verbal is a word formed from a verb but functioning as a different part of speech. "Tying his shoe" is a participle phrase. In fact, it is present participle phrase, as it is created from the form of a verb used with the verb to be as an auxiliary verb (progressive tense). Removing the auxiliary verb and using the -ing form of the main verb produces a present participle. In this case the participle is functioning as an adverb because it is telling something about the manner in which Garrett prevented an embarrassing fall. He did this tying his shoe. You can tell this by asking the following question: How did Garrett prevent the embarrassing fall? Tying his shoe.
Answer: C
Explanation: Gerunds are verbals that end in -ing and are used as nouns. A participle is a verbal that functions as an adjective
The Francis Ford Coppola production of The Outsiders is actually more faithful to the original novel than most film adaptations. Probably the most glaring difference was the decision to cast Matt Dillon and his black hair as Dallas Winston, who had blonde hair in the novel. Other differences:
The dream sequence in the movie actually shows the Curtis brothers' parents being killed in a car/train crash. In the novel, it was only mentioned as an auto accident.Dally is shown robbing the store and being wounded in the film; in the novel, he tells that he has robbed the store via telephone, and he is not wounded.An early scene in the movie shows Dally chasing kids who are playing cards; this is not mentioned in the novel.The rich west side Socs and poor east side greasers are changed to rich south and poor north in the film.Of all the characters, Soda seems to be less developed in the film. There is only one mention of his relationship with Sandy, and we hear nothing of Soda's love of horses or rodeo.
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