Yes, the word 'fear' is a noun; a word for an unpleasant feeling caused by expectation or awareness of danger; a concern about what may happen, a worry; a reason for dread or apprehension; a word for an emotion; a word for a thing.
The word 'fear' is also a verb: fear, fears, fearing, feared.
No, the word 'afraid' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun (or pronoun).
The adjective 'afraid' most often functions as a predicate adjective (also called a subject complement), the adjective following a linking verb which modifies (describes) the subject of the sentence.
Examples: She is afraid. (she=afraid) They were afraid. (they=afraid)
An abstract noun related to the adjective 'afraid' is fear.
No, 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 noun forms for the verb to frighten are frightener, one who frightens, fright, and the gerund, frightening.
No, afraid is not a noun, it is an adjective.
Afraid is an adjective. In the sentence, 'I am afraid', afraid is not what I am doing, but what I am. 'Am' is the verb and 'afraid' is the adjective.
Afraid is an adjective.
Fear.
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Afraid is an adjective not a noun.
No. Afraid is an adjective
No, the word is spelled afraid. There is no 's' on afraid. It can be used with both singular and plural noun or pronoun. Examples: I felt afraid. He sounded afraid. They acted afraid. The horses seemed afraid.
The word 'afraid' is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun.The adjective 'afraid' is most often used as a predicate adjective (subject complement), an adjective following a linking verb that restates the subject of the sentence.Examples:Jack is afraid of snakes. (Jack = afraid)I was afraid that you couldn't make it. (I = afraid)Afraid she'd miss the bus, Mary ran out without her lunch. (afraid = Mary)
The word 'fear' is both a verb and a noun.The noun 'fear' is an abstract noun as a word for an emotion.
Afraid is an adjective not a noun.
Afraid is an adjective or part of a verb, not an adverb. The noun would be fright.
No. Afraid is an adjective
Fear is a noun. "I have a fear." Afraid is an adjective. "I am afraid."
No, the word is spelled afraid. There is no 's' on afraid. It can be used with both singular and plural noun or pronoun. Examples: I felt afraid. He sounded afraid. They acted afraid. The horses seemed afraid.
The word 'afraid' is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun.The adjective 'afraid' is most often used as a predicate adjective (subject complement), an adjective following a linking verb that restates the subject of the sentence.Examples:Jack is afraid of snakes. (Jack = afraid)I was afraid that you couldn't make it. (I = afraid)Afraid she'd miss the bus, Mary ran out without her lunch. (afraid = Mary)
verb and noun
The word 'fear' is both a verb and a noun.The noun 'fear' is an abstract noun as a word for an emotion.
"Shadow" can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it refers to a dark area or shape produced by an object coming between rays of light and a surface. As a verb, it means to follow and observe someone closely and secretly.
No, the word 'afraid' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun.The adjective 'afraid' is most often used as a predicate adjective (subject complement), the adjective following a linking verb which modifies (describes) the subject of the sentence. Examples:He is afraid of snakesShe was afraid that she would be late.They were not afraid of hard work.
It is an "abstract" noun-- a word you cannot experience with any of your five senses. (You can experience the RESULT of being afraid, but you cannot see fright, or touch it, or taste it, or hear it or smell it. Thus, it is an abstract noun.)
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)