Here, 'walking' is a/an-
উত্তর
ব্যাখ্যা
• We saw the party walking out several times.
- Here, 'walking' is an- Adjective.
- The word “walking” is a present participle used as an adjective (participle) to describe “the party” (the party who were walking out).
- অর্থাৎ, "walking out" এখানে the party-কে modify করছে, তাই এটি adjective.
- এটি এখানে verb -কে modify করছে না, আবার noun -এর object হিসেবেও বসেনি।
• Present participle:
- Verb -এর সাথে ing যোগ হয়ে যদি adjective -এর কাজ করে অর্থাৎ, একই সাথে Verb ও adjective -এর কাজ করে, তাহলে তাকে present participle বলে।
- সহজ ভাষায় → present participle হলো Verb + ing = adjective = Verb + adjective কাজ করে।
- কিন্তু মূলত adjective.
• Participle:
- A participle is a verb that ends in -ing (present participle) or -ed, -d, -t, -en, -n (past participle). Participles may function as adjectives, describing or modifying nouns.
- Participle একই সাথে Verb ও Adjective এর কাজ করে।
• Participle মূলত: তিন প্রকার:
1. Present Participle. Ex: Do not disturb a sleeping dog.
2. Past Participle. Ex: This is a book written by Charles Dickens.
3. Perfect Participle. Ex: Having eaten rice, he went to bed.
Source:
1. High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren And Martin.
2. A Passage to the English Language by S.M. Zakir Hussain.