silver-
noun
verb
It will tarnish and need to be cleaned or polished to bring back the shine.
Pure silver can tarnish but not as easily as Sterling Silver.
Brass has to be cleaned and polished because it can easily tarnish. The blackmailer threatened to tarnish the reputation of the candidate's wife.
Oxidized silver is not necessarily sterling silver but sterling silver can be oxidized. Oxidation is a finish on silver, otherwise known as tarnish. Sterling silver can tarnish and silver plate can tarnish, too.
Copper, silver, and brass tarnish.
The word "tarnish" in the sentence "the silver will tarnish if it is not polished often" is a verb. It is describing the action of the silver in the sentence.
The word "tarnish" in the sentence "the silver will tarnish if it is not polished often" is a verb. It is describing the action of the silver in the sentence.
Adverb
The word "tarnish" in the sentence "the silver will tarnish if it is not polished often" is a verb. It is describing the action of the silver in the sentence.
It will tarnish and need to be cleaned or polished to bring back the shine.
Sterling will tarnish, but if you keep it regularly polished it won't be a problem at all.
pronoun
In this sentence, "it" serves as a pronoun. Pronouns are words that replace nouns to avoid repetition. In this case, "it" is used to refer back to the noun "silver" without repeating it.
If you don't it will tarnish.
Pure silver can tarnish but not as easily as Sterling Silver.
Brass has to be cleaned and polished because it can easily tarnish. The blackmailer threatened to tarnish the reputation of the candidate's wife.
Silvery is white, but often with a black tarnish. Has no odor a texture of soft.