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This is a group of related words with a subject and predicate that acts to modify a verb adjective or adverb?
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Is the word feminist a predicate adverb?
The word "feminist" is usually a noun or an adjective.
Is how eager she was to do her best a noun clause?
Actually, 'How eager she was to do her best.' is a complete sentence, a complete thought. The subject is 'she', the verb is 'was', the word 'how' is an adverb describing the intensity of the predicate adjective 'eager'. The subject and predicate is another way of saying, 'She was so eager to do her best.'
Is happy a predicate adjective?
No, the word 'joyful' is an adjective. An adjective that follows a linking verb and renames or modifies a subject is called a predicate adjective.Example: Mary is joyful about the news.A predicate noun is a noun or a pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or modifies a subject.Example: Mary is my sister.Both a predicate noun and a predicate adjective are called a subject complement.
He was excited Is excited an adjective or adverb?
The word excited in that sentence is not an adverb but an adjective because it describes the subject. An adverb desrcribes an adjective, verb or another adverb.
What part of speech is such?
Such is a predicate adjective (also referred to more generally as a subject complement). It modifies Sorrow, which is the subject of this sentence. The order of this sentence is inverted from the typical English, which would be " Her sorrow is such." Therefore, sorrow in this case is an adjective because it modifies a noun.
Is true an adverb in the sentence The answer is true?
No, it is not. True is an adjective (predicate adjective) because it follows a linking verb (is). The adjective "true" modifies the subject, which is "answer."
What part of speech that modifies a verb is called?
It is called, logically enough, a predicate adjective. It follows a linking verb (be, seems, looks) and refers to the subject. It can also be referred to as a subject complement.
Is too a predicate adjective?
No, too is an adverb.
What is the predicate adjective in the sentence When you first met him John was quite immature.?
I think its "IMMATURE" Nope, its "quite", because "immature" is the adjective, so the PREdicate comes BEFORE the adjective. How can quite be adjective? It describes how much immature John is... there fore it becomes an adverb... Am I wrong? If so, then how?
Is a verb referred to as a simple predicate?
It is. This is a sample of a simple predicate. There is no predicate noun, adjective or adverb.
Is the verb sometimes the simple predicate?
Yes it can be a simple predicate if it is not followed by direct object, adjective predicate nominative or adverb.
What doesn't an adverb do?
An adverb cannot join clauses as conjunctions do. It cannot be a subject or object as nouns are. It cannot form the predicate without a verb. Notably, an adverb can modify a verb,adjective, or adverb, but not a noun or pronoun.
Is the word lush an adverb adjective or predicate?
The word "lush" can function as both an adjective and a noun, but it is not commonly used as an adverb or predicate. As an adjective, it describes something that is very luxurious, abundant, or green. As a noun, it refers to a person who drinks excessively.
Where is the simple subject and simple predicate for Your old boots are too tight now?
The simple subject is a noun or a nominativepronoun. 'Your' is a possessive pronoun: out. Old is an adjective: out. 'Boots is a plural noun: BINGO!The simple predicate is a verb. 'Too' is an adverb: out. 'Tight' is an adjective: out. 'Now' is an adverb: out. 'Are' is a conjugation in the present tense of the verb to be: BINGO! Sift it all out and you have, Boots are. Enjoy the process!
Is the word feminist a predicate adverb?
The word "feminist" is usually a noun or an adjective.
Is add horse hair an adverb?
None of those words is an adverb. It could be a predicate: verb/adjective/noun.
Is intrusively an adverb or adjective?
It is neither - it is a noun.There is a related derivative adjective intrusive, and an adverb intrusively.There is a related adjective intrusional, and an adverb intrusionally.
