Swimming is her favorite activity.

"Collapse" can function as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it expresses an action, such as "the building collapsed." As a noun, it refers to the event of collapsing, as in "the collapse of the economy."

The word "polished" can function as a verb (past tense of "polish") or as an adjective describing something that has been made smooth or shiny through rubbing.

"Allegation" is a noun that refers to a claim or assertion that someone has done something wrong or illegal without proof.

The direct speech for "David said that he had been on holiday" is: "I have been on holiday," David said.

The past particple of push is pushed.

Verbs can show what a noun does. That is one of the functions of a verb. It depends on the verb and the noun. A noun is a word that stands for a person, place, or thing.

John goes to the store. The verb goes describes what the noun John does. It does not say anything about what the noun store does. John is a girl. The verb is tells nothing about what the noun John does.

Words joined with a conjunction are typically called compound words or phrases. These words are made by combining two or more individual words to create a new word or expression.

The word "damage" can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it refers to harm or injury caused to something or someone. As a verb, it means to harm or impair something.

The word "relinquish" is a verb.

"Rusty" is an adjective describing the gate, "squeaked" is a verb describing the action of the gate making a noise. In this context, "squeaked" is a verb.

The word "untidy" is an adjective.

"Grit" is a noun, referring to a combination of perseverance, passion, and resilience in achieving long-term goals.

The very life of a speech lies in its delivery and reception by the audience. The effectiveness of a speech is contingent on the speaker's ability to engage, captivate, and persuade the listeners through a compelling message and effective communication techniques.

Intimidate is a verb.

Yes, the word mustn't is a contraction, a shortened form for must not.
The word 'must' is an auxiliary verb and the word 'not' is an adverb used to modify the verb.

Example:
You must not disturb grandma while she's napping.
You mustn't disturb grandma while she's napping.

Squander is a verb.

The part of speech that answers the question "which one" is a pronoun. Pronouns replace nouns in a sentence to refer to something or someone previously mentioned or understood in the context.

The plural form of hierarchy is hierarchies.

"Major" is a noun when referring to a course of study or a person's primary area of academic focus. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something as significant or important.

The word "bland" is an adjective. It is used to describe something that lacks excitement or flavor.

In this sentence, "everyday" is used as an adverb to describe how the bakery smells. It does not require a hyphen as it is functioning as an adverb modifying the verb "smells."