The word American is an adjective. She was an American girl. It modifies a noun.
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It can also be used as a noun. "I am American."
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
Noun Derivative - a verb that becomes a noun by adding a suffix or suffixes at the end of the word. Adjective Derivative - a noun or verb that becomes an adjective by adding a suffix or suffixes at the end of the word. (sometimes nouns and verbs, or nouns and adjectives, have the same spelling) Verb occur --> noun occurrence (noun derivative) Verb depend --> noun dependence (noun derivative) or noun dependent Verb depend --> adjective dependent (adjective derivative) Verb react --> adjective reactive (adjective derivative)
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.