It may be considered one, although only when used with the prepositions "to" or "as."
Some sources regard 'according to' as a compound preposition instead, and it has several usages.
According is the present participle of the verb ' to accord' and may be used as a noun/gerund.
("According the proper salute is essential to protocol.")
According to the Cassell English Dictionary, it is a noun.
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Well. According to me to me the main diffrence is gerund works as a noun but verbal adjective works as an adjective.exampels.walking is my hobby.so in this example walking Is something that is my hobby.and a talking bird is a verbal adjective because it describe about the noun. I hope so now it is clear.
No. It is not an adjective. An adjective describes something.
"Not according to (expected) rules" is a literal meaning of the English word "unruly." The word operates as an adjective whose synonyms include "intractable, undisciplined, ungovernable."
Yes. According to wordsmyth.com, "only" can also be an adjective or a conjunction.
Yes. According to wordsmyth.com, "only" can also be an adjective or a conjunction.
Yes, it is an adjective. It means of or according to the alphabet (sequence of letters used in language).
No. According is either a verb or an adjective. The adverb form is "accordingly."
According to the Cassell English Dictionary, it is a noun.
According to the webster's dictionary and meddeterainian online it is and adjective
No, it is a preposition. It combines the participle adjective according with the preposition to.
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it could be used as an adjective or a noun,according to how you use it.
That is the correct spelling of the adjective "seasonal" (according to the season, or weather).
No, the word "Italian" is not an adverb in English since it is not used to supplement the description of an adjective or verb. It instead will be classified as an adjective or noun according to context.
No, it is a preposition. It combines the participle adjective according with the preposition to.