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The main group that are verbs as well as nouns are present participle verbs ending in -ing (which are also adjectives), are verbal nouns called gerunds.
Some examples are swimming, running, washing, cooking, dancing, etc.
There are also many other individual verbs that are nouns, based on use.
Some examples are:
- dock (dock the boat at the dock)
- duck (duck under, mallard duck)
- core (core the apple, the apple core)
- dice (dice the onion, roll the dice)
- roll (roll the dice, butter the roll)
Some nouns are verbs, and some are also adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions. For example:
Noun: The car's engine sounded so loud in the still of the night.
verb: Chewing Gum helps to still my nerves.
Adverb: She was still talking when I left.
Adjective: The still water hid a community of life beneath its surface.
Conjunction: He didn't care for Science Fiction, still he went to be with his friends.
Some additional examples of words that are both a noun and a verb:
- act
- blog
- code
- download
- edge
- fish
- grate
- hop
- ice
- junk
- kill
- laugh
- mold
- nudge
- oil
- point
- quiet
- rose
- store
- trip
- vault
- watch
- yell
- zero
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere are probably thousands in modern English, certainly several hundred. Examples:
- arch
- Arm.
- Bait.
- Blunder.
- Bowl.
- bruise
- care
- catch
- charm
- Credit.
- Cross.
- dock
- Drink.
- Drive.
- Edit.
- effect
- endeavor
- Exit.
- fake
- fan
- Farm.
- Feel,
- fight
- fish
- Fly.
- fool
- frame
- Goof.
- herd
- hinge
- Hit.
- Hook.
- ice
- inch
- itch
- kill
- kiss
- Lasso.
- laugh
- lie
- look
- Loop.
- Mine.
- Mistake.
- Mix.
- Mop.
- nest
- order
- Pack.
- Paint.
- Park.
- Pedal.
- Pick.
- Plow.
- Punch.
- Rain.
- rake
- Reel.
- Roll.
- roost
- root
- Run.
- Saw.
- Seal.
- Seat.
- Shake.
- shame
- shape
- share
- Shine.
- Ship.
- shore
- Show.
- Slap.
- Smell,
- Snow.
- Stack.
- stir
- Strike.
- Stroll.
- Swing.
- take
- Talk.
- tan
- tangle
- tar
- Taste,
- tear
- Thought
- tie
- Touch
- Trail.
- Trap.
- trust
- try
- wake
- Walk.
- waste
- Wave.
- win
- work
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∙ 15y agoNo, not at all! Phrases don't have subjects or verbs - that's what distinguishes them from clauses. The word 'phase' usually refers to a group of words which work together as a clause element. Frequently, a phrase may consist of only one word, Unlike a clause, a phrase does not need either a subject or a verb. Many phrases are just one word, like noun phrases: John Big John Big lazy John
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∙ 11y agowell i don't know if it can be a subject but i know it can be a adverb like if you were saying......."she quietly looked at..... QUIET is a verb that describes the verb LOOK
The answer to this question is a qualified "Yes." In order for a subject to BE the subject, it has to be a noun or pronoun. That said, with a little effort (very little, in fact) it is possible to 'tweak' and morph a verb into a noun... or at least a subject. This is most easily done by using the gerund form of the verb; the '-ing' ending. Example: Having is not holding. Havingis the subject. Is is the verb. In this case, 'holding' is a predicate nominative (!).
Another usual method is to use the infinitive of the verb as the subject. Example: To breathe is a natural imperative. To breathe is the subject. It is also the infinitive of the verb. Is is the predicate/verb.
The foregoing are normal English conventions wherein a verb (or a form of it) is used as the subject of another verb.
A conjugated verb might be used as a subject in a discussion of grammar. Example: 'Have' is appropriate for use in all persons of the conjugation except the 3rd person singular. Have is the subject. Is is the predicate/verb.
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∙ 7y agoExamples of words that can be a noun or a verb:
- air
- bend
- call
- dam
- end
- flag
- garden
- hand
- itch
- joke
- kiss
- lift
- mask
- note
- oil
- poison
- quilt
- rest
- step
- trap
- use
- vent
- water
- yellow
- zone
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∙ 16y agoThere are many leaves on that tree. (pl. of leaf)subject She always leaves extra cookies out. (verb) A spell was cast over the land. subject She didn't spell November correctly. verb
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∙ 10y agoNouns and pronouns can function as subjects; verbs are their own part of speech.
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∙ 12y agoThe person who is doing the work
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What is agreement of subject and verb?
why the subject verb agreement
Which best describes the function of a linking verb?
a linking verb connects a noun with another word that modifies it.
Is appear a action verb?
For a verb to be a linking verb, the direct object of the verb will be another word for or another form of the subject of the verb. A linking verb acts as an equals sign; 'Mary is my sister.' (Mary=sister); or 'Mary's feet got wet.' (feet->wet). Examples: The teacher appeared tired. (teacher=tired) The teacher appeared in the doorway. (not a linking verb)
What is a sentence using linking verb and predicate nominative Identify them?
A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun which follows a linking verb and describes or renames the subject. It is another way of naming the subject. Example sentence:Jane is my sister. (The verb 'is' is the linking verb; the object of the verb, 'sister' renames the subject 'Jane'.)
Action and linking verb?
An action verb is an action which is done whether it's mental, or a visable action that was done. For example walk would be an action verb because someone's doing something. Remember would also be an action verb because someone is doing a mental action. A linking verb links the subject to another word in the predicate. Sentences are split into two parts the complete subject and the complete predicate. All of the words that are the subjects or relate to the subjects are in the complete subject. All of the words that are the verb, or relate to the verb are the complete predicate. Any form of to be, as a main verb, is always a linking verb because it's always linking the subject to a word. The words that are linked to the subject are called subject complements. The three types of subject complements are predicate nouns(nouns that link to the subject), predicate prounouns(pronouns that link to the subject), or predicate adjectives(adjectives that link to the subject). If you can replace the main verb with a form of to be then it's probably a linking verb. Look at your subject, and see if it can be linked to any words(subject complements). That should be able to tell you if it's an action verb or a linking verb. If the main verb links the subject to another word then it's a linking verb. If the main verb doesn't link the subject, and it's an action then it's probably an action verb.
What is another word for the verb subject?
placement
Is predicate a subject or verb?
predicate is another word for verb or the action in a sentence
What is agreement of subject and verb?
why the subject verb agreement
Which best describes the function of a linking verb?
a linking verb connects a noun with another word that modifies it.
What is Subject verb object?
Subject-verb-object is the normal - but by no means the only - order of the main ideas in a simple declarative sentence. "Agreement" is another matter.
What is the subject and verb in this sentence Yoko invited her friends to dinner?
The subject of a sentence is the who or what doing or being something. "Yoko" is the subject; "invited" is the verb (Yoko is doing something).Another example: Yoko is a wonderful host. "Yoko" is the subject, and "is" is the verb (Yoko is being something).
Is appear a action verb?
For a verb to be a linking verb, the direct object of the verb will be another word for or another form of the subject of the verb. A linking verb acts as an equals sign; 'Mary is my sister.' (Mary=sister); or 'Mary's feet got wet.' (feet->wet). Examples: The teacher appeared tired. (teacher=tired) The teacher appeared in the doorway. (not a linking verb)
What is another name for linking verbs?
A noun or pronoun can be the subject or the object of a linking verb. When a noun or pronoun is the direct object of a linking verb, it is called a predicate nominative, a word thatrestates or stands for the subject. Examples:Maryis mysister.Sambecame adoctor.Thewinnerisyou.
What is the definition subject-verb-object agreement?
Subject-verb-object is the normal - but by no means the only - order of the main ideas in a simple declarative sentence. "Agreement" is another matter.
What is a sentence using linking verb and predicate nominative Identify them?
A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun which follows a linking verb and describes or renames the subject. It is another way of naming the subject. Example sentence:Jane is my sister. (The verb 'is' is the linking verb; the object of the verb, 'sister' renames the subject 'Jane'.)
Is conductor a verb or a subject?
subject conducting is a verb
What is the subject and verb in He was at the Edinburgh Infirmary?
"He" is the subject, and "was" is the verb.
