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Identify if the verb in italics is a Gerund or Participle:

The speaker is exciting the crowd.

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Past participle

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Present Participle

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Gerund

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Present Participle
'Exciting', as used in the sentence, is the present continuous tense form of the verb. Hence, it is a present participle.

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