What stops a pendulum from swinging?

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Solution

The amplitude of the pendulum decreases owing to damping, and the pendulum eventually stops swinging.
Damping occurs when the frictional force between the pendulum and the air, or friction at the fulcrum.
Thus, damping reduces the amplitude of the pendulum's oscillation.
The diagram of a swinging pendulum is given below:

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