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The word 'boy' is a noun; a singular, common noun.
A noun is a word for a person, place, or thing; boy is a person.
Other nouns for 'boy' are called synonyms, for example child, son, lad, youth, etc.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThere are none that you should use but there are many you can use. It depends on the boy you are describing.
The boy could be:
happy / sad / boisterous / quite / mischievous / tardy / slothful / bright / bubbly dirty / clean / unkempt / slight / stocky / fat / lazy / thin / fast etc etc.
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∙ 6y agoA noun used to describe another noun is called an attributive noun or a noun adjunct. Examples of attributive nouns to describe the plural noun 'boys' are:
- apprentice boys
- cabin boys
- city boys
- fly boys
- house boys
- lawn boys
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∙ 14y agoCool. Awesome Better than girls. Ha! Just kidding! It depends which one and based on certain opinions.
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What is the part of speech for these as in these boys?
That is an adjective since it describes boys. which boys?? these boys
Can you find adjective from the sentence Good boys always speak truth?
the adjective is good.
What is the adjective in the sentence The angry man shouted at the boys?
The adjective is "angry." An adjective is a word which describes a noun. There are two nouns in the sentence mentioned, "man" and "boys." The only word used to describe either noun was "angry," as the word "angry" describes the man.
Is this sentence a noun the two boys are tall?
Yes, the sentence, "The two boys are tall." is a complete sentence. The subject: boys (the complete subject is 'the two boys') The verb: are The word 'tall' is the predicate adjective (also called a subject complement), an adjective following a linking verb which describes the subject of the sentence.
Is the boys called a verb group?
No, "the" is describing (adjective) and "boy" is a noun.
Is boys an adjective?
Not technically. It is a possessive form of the noun, which like an adjective modifies another noun.These are often classed separately from true adjectives, as they may be made from most nouns.
What is an adjective for both?
The word both can act as an adjective (both boys) when used with nouns. Although it may be considered a quantifier or determiner, it acts like an adjective, so there is no separate adjective form.Both is a pronoun when not used with nouns (both were expelled).
Is after the hike an adjective phrase or adverb phrase?
It could be either: The hours after the hike were mostly spent recuperating. (adjective) The scoutmaster talked to the boys after the hike. (adverb)
Is any a preposition?
"Any" can function as a determiner, pronoun, or adverb, but not as a preposition. It is used to indicate an indefinite amount or degree of something.
Is the word boys an adjective?
No, the word 'boys' is a noun, the plural form of the singular noun 'boy'; a word for a young male human; a word for a person.An adjective is a word used to describe a noun, for example:We made sandwiches for a group of hungryboys.We could hear the loudboys on the playground.
Which group what sentence comprises an adjective phrase - 'the boys and girls from your school are competing in a regional track meet'?
"From your school."
Is fifty an adjective?
Numbers are adjectives when used with nouns (fifty people, fifty boys). They cab also be nouns and pronouns.
