The verb in, "the papers are useless to you" is the word "are".
No, the word papers is not ad adverb.The word papers can be a noun, a verb and an adjective.
Yes, the sentence "the papers should be photocopied" contains a passive verb, "be photocopied." In passive voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action rather than performing it.
It isn't - it's a subject-verb disagreement. The subject is singular ('peer-editing') but the verb is plural ('require'). It should be corrected thus: 'Peer-editing academic papers requires critical-thinking skills and diplomacy.' The error in the original sentence is to assume that the phrase 'academic papers' is the subject of the verb because it is next to it, and that therefore the verb needs to be plural. This is not the case. It is not 'academic papers' that require skill and diplomacy; it is the 'peer-editing' of those papers that requires those things.
"Graded" can function as both an adjective and a verb. As an adjective, it describes something that has been assigned a level or score based on a standard. As a verb, it signifies the action of assigning a grade or score to something.
Peer editing academic papers requirecritical-thinking skills and diplomacy.In this sentence the subject (bold) does not agree with the verb (italics).Peer editing academic papers requirescritical-thinking skills and diplomacy.In this sentence the subject (bold) does agree with the verb (italics).
The verb in the sentence is "check." It is an action word that indicates the act of examining or reviewing something for accuracy or errors.
Sign is already a verb, as it can be used as an action.For example: "we will sign the papers".Some other verbs are signs, signing and signed.
Peer editing (subject)...requires (verb)...
"waste not want not" - verb"hazardous waste" - noun"waste water" - adjective
The subject of this sentence is not "academic papers" - it is "Peer editing". "Peer editing" is a noun clause; it is singular and therefore takes the third person singular form of the verb which is "requires".
The subject is singular (editing), therefore the correct form of the verb is requires.
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