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Is kissing an adjective?
No, it is a noun (gerund) or a verb form. But it can be used as an adjunct to modify other nouns (e.g. kissing cousins).
Type the simple subject of From somewhere in the middle of the crowd rumbled a spontaneous demonstration?
[A spontaneous demonstration] rumbled from somewhere in the middle of the crowd.Note: In this sentence the noun "demonstration" is the simple subject. This is arrived at by asking the verb rumbled a "what" question. Here though the words "a" and "spontaneous" do modify the simple subject and are properly treated as a part of the full subject in general.
What part of speech is before in this sentence Before we went inside we rapidly wiped our feet?
Not sure if it is preposition or adverb. What does it modify?
What are the Ing adverbs?
The -ing words are not adverbs.The words ending in -ing are the present participle, present tense of a verb.The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective and a gerund (verbal noun).EXAMPLESverb: We will be walking in the park on our lunch break.adjective: We brought our walking shoes.noun: Walking refreshes us for the long day. (subject of the sentence)An adverb is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.EXAMPLESWalking really refreshes us for the long day. (the adverb 'really' modified the verb 'refreshes')Walking refreshes us for the very long day. (the adverb 'very' modifies the adjective 'long')
What part of speech modifies verbs?
A verb is modified by an adverb or an adverbial phrase.
Does an adverb modify the subject of a sentence?
False, it does not! An adjective modifies the subject of a sentence.
A sentence with the word convincing?
It can be. It is a participle form that can modify a noun such as story. The word convincing can also be a gerund (a noun).
Can an gerund phrase function as an adjective?
An adjective modifies a noun. A gerund phrase is a phrase that isn't a noun, that is acting as a noun.IE: I'm good at answering questions.A gerund phrase is a noun in function, so it cannot be used as an adjective. If a gerund-like phrase is used as an adjective, it stops being a gerund.IE: Answering questions well is one of my strong points.In this case, "answering" is simply a verb used to modify the noun "questions". It's worth noting that when a verb is used as an adjective, it loses it's verb relationship with the subject for the purposes of subject-verb agreement.
When they are fresh eating oranges can often keep away the cold virus. Is this a dangling modifiers?
Not really. "When they are fresh" is really a misplaced modifier, since it describes the oranges rather than describing "eating," which is present participle (functioning as a gerund) that is acting as the subject of the sentence. If it were a dangling modifier, it wouldn't modify anything in the sentence.
Can an adverb modify a linking verb?
No, adverbs do not modify linking verbs because linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, which describes or renames the subject rather than describing an action. Adverbs typically modify verbs that show action.
Defition of a complete subject?
The complete subject in a sentence is the noun or pronoun along with any words that modify it. It includes the main noun or pronoun that the sentence is about and all the words that describe or modify it.
Is adverbs always used at the beginning of a sentence?
Adverbs can be used at the beginning, middle, or the end of a sentence.
What is the simple subject to the sentence our task was to graph how many students wore red?
The simple subject in the sentence, Our task was to graph how many students wore red, would be task. Our is an adjective to modify task.
What is the simple subject in the sentence our task was to graph how many students wore red?
The simple subject in the sentence, Our task was to graph how many students wore red, would be task. Our is an adjective to modify task.
What part of speech does the adjective modify I am happy to meet you?
Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. In the sentence "I am happy to meet you", happy is a predicate adjective. The word it's describing is the subject "I", a pronoun.
What part of sentence is day?
"Day" is a noun and is typically used as the subject or object of a sentence, indicating a specific period of time. It can also modify other nouns or verbs to provide additional information about time or duration.
Can you enter a sentence and have the adjective identified?
The Fourth of July is a loud and lively tradition in the USA.The easy way to do this is to identify the nouns and pronouns in the sentence. In the example above, the nouns are: Fourth of July, tradition, and USA. There are no pronouns.The adjectives modify the nouns. These are The, a, loud, lively, and the--all have been marked by italics below.The Fourth of July is a loud and livelytradition in the USA.The words the, a, and an are articles, always adjectives because they always modify nouns. In the sentence above, loud and lively modify tradition.
