Breaking down a sentence question?

In the following sentence:

"A man sits in a chair, reading."

what is the word 'reading?'

Anonymous2007-03-13T12:12:07Z

Favorite Answer

It's a predicate adjective--think of it as "A reading man sits in a chair" and it will make more sense to you.

lagirl2007-03-13T19:16:07Z

action

kemi a2007-03-13T19:12:52Z

action

Kazza2007-03-13T19:15:39Z

A verb?