Is the underlined word a participle or verb? the boiled egg smelled rotten but tasted great! boiled is underlined. a. participle
b. verb

A.    Participle
The underline word in the sentence, the boiled egg smelled rotten but tasted great! Which is boiled is a participle and not a verb because it doesn’t rely an action in the sentence instead it relays a modification or a description to the egg like an adjective or an adverb which is boiled egg. Participle is technically a verb that is utilized to describe a noun, noun phrase, verb or verb phrase.

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