European football is played in more than 100 countries now

European football is played in more than 100 countries now, _____ it the most popular sport in the

world.()

A. making

B. makes

C. made

D. to made

答案：A. making

考点名称：现在分词

现在分词的概念：

现在分词(PresentParticiple)(又称-ing形式)，是分词的一种，是非限定动词，即在句子里面不能单独充当谓语，但能充当其它的一些成分(定语，表语，补语和状语)。一般式：doing;一般被动式：being done;完成式：having done;完成被动式：having been done。所有否定式都是在-ing前面加not。