Read the following sentence:

we should probably call the neighbors about that barking dog running through their yard.

which of the following correctly describes the verbal and its function in this sentence?

barking is a present participle describing the dog.
barking is a gerund describing the dog.
running is a present participle describing the dog.
running is a past participle describing the dog.

i'm afraid the previous answer is incorrect.

so you understand the concept, i will explain why  it is choice A.

present participle: a verb used as an adjective to describe a noun

choice A: barking is an adjective acting as a verb

choice B: a gerund is only used as a noun

choice C:  running is a verb in the sentence, not an adjective

choice D: running in the sentence is not a past participle

:)

wordsworth tends to see nature as 'out there'; a presence which surrounds humans, and contributes to human life, but is different from humans. if you look at a typical wordsworth poem (there was a boy, ye knew him well ye rocks) - wordsworth talks about nature as something that needs to be learned about and understood, nature is different from us.  

if you look at a byron poem (the isles of greece is a good one) - byron looks at nature mainly for what it already means to man. wordsworth will look at a landscape and see the mountains, trees, valleys, and rivers as almost spiritual presences - wordsworth wants to get to know nature.  

byron will look at the same landscape and he will want to know who lives there, what are the villages? are there any farms or mines, is there some history?  

wordsworth looks at nature for what it is; byron is forever asking what it means.  

wordsworth thinks that humans are part of nature; byron thinks that nature is part of being human

a is is the correct answer