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The barking dog woke the entire neighborhood with his incessant noise.

ABarking is an adjective form being used to modify the dog.
BBarking is a verb form being used as an adjective to modify the dog.
CBarking is a verb form being used as an adjective to modify the noise.
DBarking is a noun form being used as an verb to clarify incessant noise.