The verb = is, a linking verb
Race
A verb.
Race can be a verb or a noun. verb -- I will race you to the kitchen. The years seem to race by these days. noun -- Jack is running in the next race. There are two candidates left in the presidential race.
In the sentence 'Tom will race with four other boys', the word 'race' is a verb I believe.
wincould is an auxiliary verb
The action verb is "ran" !
The correct sentence is: Are you running in the race for life next week? are and running = verbs
Fred is qualifying for the race. It is a verb. If uncertain try it in a sentence. See what it qualifies as. (also verb)
Ran is the action verb of this sentence.
No, but it is an adjective. This is because hilarious describes a noun; That is hilarious. or The hilarious T-shirt got a lot of attention.The reason it isn't a verb is because it describes the noun, but it does not tell what the noun is doing. Hilarious cannot be a verb because there is no way to do the action of hilarious; you can't hilarious a nice hat or hilarious to the store; it isn't possible. However, you can describe another adjective with it by adding -ly:The hilariously green bubble reflected the lake behind it.No. You can do something hilariously (adverb) and something can be hilarious (adjective). I am Hilarious. (adjective, describes what I am). I hilarious. (invalid way to use it).
He used a stopwatch to time the race.
Usally Jim seems relaxed before a race.
The word 'race' in that sentence is a verb because it requires action. The word 'boy' is a noun in that sentence, i.e. the name of something.