Identify the italicized word. speeding down the slopes can also be dangerous. gerund participle user: match the word to its degree of comparison. 1. worst positive 2. worse superlative 3. bad comparative

1. If the italicized word is speeding, then the correct answer would be - gerund. Although a gerund and a participle look the same, gerund is used as a noun, and a participle as an adverb.

2. worst is - superlative of the word bad: bad (positive), worse (comparative), worst (superlative)