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How do you use annoying in a sentence?

That girl is so obnoxious, she treats me like I'm her maid!


In which sentence is the underlined group of words a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb My sister hopes to be one of the finest novelists in the world. My sister and grades gave her a place?

In the sentence "My sister hopes to be one of the finest novelists in the world," the underlined group of words "in the world" is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb, modifying "the finest novelists" by providing more information about where she hopes to be recognized as such. The other sentence does not contain a clear prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb.


Is annoyed an adverb?

No. Technically, "annoyed" is the past participle of the verb "annoy." However, you can use "annoyed" as an adjective, such as in the sentence, "I am annoyed." The verb in this sentence is "am," which links "I" and "annoyed." Thus, "annoyed" describes "I."


Is along a pronoun?

No, the word 'along' is a preposition and an adverb. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.A preposition is a word that precedes a noun or pronoun, telling its relation to another word in a sentence. Examples: We ran along the stream. (preposition) My sister will go along with us. (adverb) A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. Example: My sister will go along with us. She knows the way. (the pronoun 'she' takes the place of the noun 'sister' in the second sentence)


What part of speech is often?

It's an adverb, answering the question 'when'? An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. 'Often' modifying a verb ('goes'): My sister often goes to the movies by herself. 'Often' modifying an adjective ('late'): Jake is often late for dinner. 'Often' modifying another adverb: [I can't think of an example.]