Use the sentence below to complete the activity.The struggling students worked hard to improve their grades.Identify the participle in the sentence. State whether it is functioning as a noun, verb, or adjective. Write a 1-2 sentence response.

The participle in the sentence is "struggling." It is functioning as an adjective, describing the students and indicating their condition or state of struggling.

The participle in the sentence is "struggling." It is functioning as an adjective, describing the students who are working hard to improve their grades.

To identify the participle in the sentence, "The struggling students worked hard to improve their grades," focus on words that end in "-ing." In this case, "struggling" is the participle. It is functioning as an adjective, describing the students.