Identify the verbal and its function in the sentence: Could you help me find my running shoes? (5 points)

Group of answer choices

It is a participle functioning as a noun.

It is a participle functioning as an adjective.

It is an infinitive functioning as a noun.

It is an infinitive functioning as an adjective.

First of all, it is important to state that a verbal is a verb form which acts as a noun or an adjective. There are three types of verbals:  Participles (past participles and present participles), Gerunds  and Infinitives.

Could you help me find my running shoes?

"running" is a participle functioning as an adjective since it is modifying the noun "shoes".

We were hoping to begin a game of chess.

"to begin" is an infinitive functioning as a noun (to identify its function, you may ask the question: What were you hoping?, and the answer is "to begin a game of chess")

I would rather be sleeping!

"sleeping" is a gerund functioning as a noun. Although gerunds look like present participles (because they end with -ing), a gerund is a noun not an adjective.