Data can be stored on a tape drive.
The word tape is both a noun and a verb. It can be construed as an adjective for such terms as 'tape deck', 'tape recording', 'tape player', etc. However, these terms may also be called compound nouns (open compound nouns).
The sentence contains 2 nouns - "seamstress" and "tape measure".
To measure (for example) a 2 metre long plank of wood: Place the tang at one end of the plank, stretch out the tape along the plank's length, read off the measurement at the other end of the plank. In our example, the tape should read 2 metres.
We have to get tape and nails. And then the dog sprang out of the bushes toppling the owner. "What?" He said. And then he added, "Why?"
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Example sentence - She finds great books on tape at a small municipal library.
I don"t think it is because it has ing the ing sound to it so I think it is an adverb - Cherixox2 The above is wrong. With "ly", it would be an adverb, however it is not. "Measuring can be a noun (as a gerund), an adjective (when descriping a noun), or part of a verb phrase (as a verb). For example, in the sentence: "The man is measuring the room" measuring is a verb. In the sentence: "The measring of the room was done" measuring is a noun. And in the sentence: "The measuring man stooped down to view the tape" measuring is an adjective (describes a noun). ~hoblaph
The word tape is both a noun and a verb. It can be construed as an adjective for such terms as 'tape deck', 'tape recording', 'tape player', etc. However, these terms may also be called compound nouns (open compound nouns).
"What did you do with that newest video tape?"
The duct tape is more durable than the scotch tape.
Security tape is used to block off an area from the general population. One example of security tape in use is to block off a crime scene that is being investigated by police.
The sentence contains 2 nouns - "seamstress" and "tape measure".
Security tape is used to block off an area from the general population. One example of security tape in use is to block off a crime scene that is being investigated by police.
In writing, descriptive words give the reader a picture of what you are trying to express without using metaphors or similes. A descriptive word is also known as an adjective. An adjective makes the scene seem realer. For example, say you read this sentence. "They lifted the Caution tape and examined the body." That is really vague. Now add adjectives. "They lift the neon yellow bold-lettered caution tape and examined the pockmarked bloody body."
Audio Tape is not valid evidence in court. He recorded it all on Audio Tape.
Audio Tape is not valid evidence in court. He recorded it all on Audio Tape.
An example of parasitism in the Tundra is with the tape worm and caribou. The tape worm takes in the nutrients from the caribou. Soon, the caribou dies and the tape worm gets its food.