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No. Shelf is a noun, meaning a level or step, as in a book shelf or the continental shelf.

The past participle of the verb to shelve (shelved), can be an adjective meaning placed on shelves, or indefinitely postponed.

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Is the word shelf an adjective?

Shelf is not an adjective, it's a noun.


What is the adjective in the sentence It would be dangerous and foolish to leave a poisonous substance unmarked on the shelf?

poisonous


Can an adverb modify an adjective?

Yes, an adverb can modify an adjective. For instance, you could say "I saw a very fast runner." Very, an adverb, modifies fast, an adjective. Another example is "The shelf is too high" where too (adverb) modifies high (adjective).


Which of the word choices below is an adjective in this sentence It would be dangerous and foolish to leave a poisonous substance unmarked on the shelf?

dangerous


Is a shelf a plural?

Shelf.


Is the shelf in a hatch back a partial shelf or a parcel shelf?

The shelf in a hatch back is a partial shelf. A parcel is a package.


The portion of land that extends into the ocean is called the continental?

shelf


What are the two largest ice shelves in Antarctica?

You can pick any two you want. From the Wikipedia entry: here is a list of the ice shelves, listed clockwise, starting in the West of East Antarctica. An ice sheet is included in the list: "Filchner Ice Shelf "Brunt Ice Shelf "Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf "Quar Ice Shelf "Ekstrom Ice Shelf "Jelbart Ice Shelf "Fimbul Ice Shelf "Lazarev Ice Shelf "King Baudouin Ice Shelf "Hannan Ice Shelf "Zubchatyy Ice Shelf "Wyers Ice Shelf "Edward VIII Ice Shelf "Amery Ice Shelf "Publications Ice Shelf "West Ice Shelf "Shackleton Ice Shelf "Moscow University Ice Shelf "Voyeykov Ice Shelf "Cook Ice Shelf "Slava Ice Shelf "Gillett Ice Shelf "Nansen Ice Sheet "McMurdo Ice Shelf "Ross Ice Shelf "Swinburne Ice Shelf "Sulzberger Ice Shelf "Nickerson Ice Shelf "Getz Ice Shelf "Dotson Ice Shelf "Crosson Ice Shelf "Cosgrove Ice Shelf "Abbot Ice Shelf "Venable Ice Shelf "Stange Ice Shelf "Bach Ice Shelf "George VI Ice Shelf "Wilkins Ice Shelf "Wordie Ice Shelf "Jones Ice Shelf "Müller Ice Shelf "Prince Gustav Ice Shelf "Larsen Ice Shelf (Larsen A and B) "Ronne Ice Shelf"


Is shelf a noun?

No, the noun shelf is a common noun, a word for any shelf.


What begins at the edge of the continental shelf?

the continental shelf-edge or shelf-break


What kind of shelf is a floating shelf?

A floating shelf is held on several brackets that connect the shelf to the wall. The brackets are usually not visible to the observer, giving the shelf it's title.


What is the widest continental shelf?

The widest shelf is the Siberian shelf in the Arctic Ocean: it is 1500km.