Identify the verb (predicate) and the participle. Running in place , the woman kept her heart rate elevated. Verb square square running kept place woman

In the sentence "Running in place, the woman kept her heart rate elevated," we are asked to identify the verb (predicate) and the participle. A verb, or predicate, is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. In this case, "kept" is the verb as it is the action that the woman is performing. A participle is a form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun or noun phrase, adding detail to it. Here, "Running" is the participle as it is modifying the noun "woman," providing more information about her.