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"are" is the verb. "they are" comes from the verb "to be". "frightened" is the adjective.
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Is the word frightened a verb?
No, its a participle, meaning its a word that looks like a verb but acts like an adjective.
What is the noun of frightened?
The word 'frighten' is the verb form of the noun fright.The noun form of the verb to frighten is the gerund, frightening.The word 'frightened' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to frighten. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.
What is noun of frightened?
The word frightened is the past tense, past participle of the verb to frighten (frightens, frightening, frightened); a past participle of a verb is also an adjective. The present participle of a verb (the -ing word) is a verbal noun called a gerund. Noun forms for the verb to frighten are frightener, one who frightens, and the gerund, frightening.
Is are a verb phrase?
No. A verb phrase has more than one word eg has been eaten.Are is a be verb
Is have a verb phrase?
A phrase always has more than one word, so "have" or any other single word cannot be any kind of phrase, including a verb phrase.
What is the verb in the phrase 'spring days are here'?
The verb in the phrase 'spring days are here' is the word 'are.'
Is who roamed a verb phrase?
"Who roamed" is not a verb phrase; it is a subject-verb combination where "who" is the subject and "roamed" is the verb. A verb phrase typically consists of a main verb along with auxiliary verbs or helping verbs.
What part of speech is the phrase to be?
The phrase "to be" is an infinitive verb phrase in English.
What is the noun form of the word frightened?
The word 'frightened' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to frighten.The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.The noun form of the verb to frighten is the gerund, frightening.A related noun form is fright.Examples:A sudden noise in the dark had frightened me. (verb)The frightened child hid behind his mother's knees. (adjective)What a frightening we had on the interstate today. (noun)A fright sent the cat running up the tree. (noun)
What is it called when a prepositional phrase modifies a verb?
An adverbial phrase. A word, phrase, or clause of a sentence has the aspect of an adverb if it modifies a verb. By the same token, a word, phrase, or clause of a sentence that modifies a noun would be an adjective, adjectivial phrase or adjectivial clause.
What the verb phrase for She should not have borrowed your dress?
The verb phrase is should have borrowed (should have are helping verbs, and borrowed is the past participle of the main verb, borrow). The word not is an adverb and is not part of the verb phrase.
Is frightened of an adjective?
Scared can be a verb (past tense of the verb to scare), and an adjective. Example uses: As a verb: She was scared to speak but didn't show it. As an adjective: A scared little rabbit crouched under the leaves.
