an adjective describes a noun like blue (adj) sky (n); intelligent (adj) person (n); fast (adj) runner (n). If you can say "A" runner, "The" runner, it is a noun. So runner is a person, place or thing - noun.
No, it is not. A sprinter is a runner (a person), so is a noun.
Participle Adjective
The word member is not an adjective in the sentence.
Yes. Example: He bought a fast car. Fast is an adjective describing car.
No, calmly is an adverb. The word calm is the adjective form, as used as a verb. Most words with the suffix -ly are adverbs. There are many adjectives that can be transformed to adverbs by adding the -ly suffix. For example, in the sentence "That runner is quick", the adjective quick describes the noun runner, but in the sentence "That runner runs quickly", the adverb quickly describes the verb runs. Be careful; there are exceptions (ally, lily, etc.).
"Fast" can function as both an adjective and an adverb. As an adjective, it describes something that moves quickly, such as "a fast runner." As an adverb, it describes the manner of an action, as in "She runs fast."
The word member is not an adjective in the sentence.
Yes, an adverb can modify an adjective. For instance, you could say "I saw a very fast runner." Very, an adverb, modifies fast, an adjective. Another example is "The shelf is too high" where too (adverb) modifies high (adjective).
'tireless' is an adjective. Adjectives describe things or 'nouns'example -The runner was tireless. 'Tireless' describes the condition of the runner ie. they do not seem to get tired . 'Runner' is a noun; 'tireless' describes the noun.p.s. If a car was without tyres it would be 'tyreless' :)
It can be either, because there is no adverb form (fastly) for speed.A fast car (adjective)He drove fast (adverb)
No, what about 'fast'? As in "Wow! That girl is FAST!" or "Look at that fast runner near the grocery store! He so fast!".
In the sentence "Richard may be the shortest member of the team but he is the fastest runner by far," the word "by" is not an adjective. The adjectives in the sentence are "shortest" and "fastest," which describe Richard and his running ability, respectively. "By" functions as a preposition in this context.