核心问题
European football is played in 80 countries, ____ it the most popular sport in the world. A. making B. makes C. made D. to make(全国高考,98-25)
《英语周报·高中教师版》第23期有一篇文章对上题作了如下解答：
“答案 A。此题考查分词作定语,其实相当于 which makes ...”
请问上句中的 making 是作定语吗？
词典解答
这里的分词短语 making it ... 并非定语,而是结果状语,见 participle 。