Help me please
Is the verb ''accompany '' used as an adjective or gerund '' the verb + ing'' in this sentence?
There is a high risk of dramatic biodiversity and accompanying degradation of a broad range of ecosystem service
Thank you

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This is a really tricky question, but I have to disagree with Allan. It's a Gerund.
Why?
1) There is no auxiliary verb 
2)  If it’s a participle, we should be able to modify it with an adverb without radically altering the meaning.

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I think in this sentence it is an adjective.

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