The word "needs" is a verb and a noun.
The verb "needs" is the third person, singular present of the verb to need.
Example: Junior needs a new pair of shoes.
The noun "needs" is the plural form of the singular noun need.
Example: The church has an emergency fund for the needs of the parishioners.
No, as a verb, 'need' is not a linking verb. A linking verb 'links' the subject to the object; in other words, the object is some form of the subject, not something different. For example, 'Mary is my cousin.', Mary = cousin; or 'My feet got wet', feet -> wet. Linking verbs are usually a form of the verb 'to be' or 'to become'.
We need bread... The object bread is not a form of the subject we.
The dog needs his shots... The object shots is not a form of the subject dog.
No
No, it is a verb or a noun (to go around, to surround; a round shape). The adjective form is circular.
The word 'census' is a noun. It is not a verb or an adjective.
Examples of words that function as a noun, a verb, or an adjective are:averagebettercounterexpressglassgreenhomelikepalepresentshorttime
Reaction is a noun, reactive is an adjective, but react itself is a verb.
noun, it is a thing. a verb is what you do and an adjective is discriptive words
No, it is a verb or a noun (to go around, to surround; a round shape). The adjective form is circular.
The word 'census' is a noun. It is not a verb or an adjective.
Brief can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
It can be a noun or an adjective.
Eager is an adjective, the noun is eagerness, there is no verb.
penetrate is an adjective
A noun derivative modifies or describes a noun, while an adjective derivative modifies or describes a noun. For example, in the word "developmental psychology," "developmental" is the adjective derivative describing the noun "psychology." In the word "decision-making process," "decision" is the noun derivative modifying the noun "process."
It is an adjective, it describes a noun.
Distribute = verb Distribution = noun Distributable = adjective
This versatile word can be a noun or verb , and veiled as an adjective.
Examples of words that function as a noun, a verb, or an adjective are:averagebettercounterexpressglassgreenhomelikepalepresentshorttime
Reaction is a noun, reactive is an adjective, but react itself is a verb.