No, getting is the gerund or present participle of the verb to get.
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The gerund is the form in English, to use the action mentionned by the verb as an direct object or as a noun (subject)
- Running (noun) is hard
- i like running (direct object)
The present participle being the progressive tense of the verb (action non finished)
I am running
I was running
etc...
The verb phrase in this sentence is "were getting"
A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "heard that our school is getting a new mascot".The subject is the pronoun "You".Note: "that our school is getting a new mascot" is a relative clause functioning as the direct object of the verb 'heard'.
Harmony as a verb is harmonize. To harmonize is to create harmony. This verb can be used literally to describe musical harmonization or figuratively as in getting along with others.
No, it is a verb. Get (acquire) has the participles getting and gotten. Neither is used as an adjective as acquiring and acquired are.
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The verb phrase in this sentence is "were getting"
Get is a verb.
"Getting out of bed" is a phrase, including 4 words. Getting is a verb, out is an adverb, of is a preposition, and bed is a noun.
"Is getting" is the verb phrase in the sentence.
Getting is a verb.
were getting is the verb phrase.
focus on getting a verb first.
A verb phrase is the verb and its dependents (objects, complements, and other modifiers), but not the subject or its dependents.The verb phrase in the sentence is "heard that our school is getting a new mascot".The subject is the pronoun "You".Note: "that our school is getting a new mascot" is a relative clause functioning as the direct object of the verb 'heard'.
The word 'getting' is the present participle of the verb 'to get'; the present participle of the verb is a gerund, a verbal noun, used in sentences like "You need to get while the getting is good". The word 'getting' never a pronoun.
Harmony as a verb is harmonize. To harmonize is to create harmony. This verb can be used literally to describe musical harmonization or figuratively as in getting along with others.
No, it is a verb. Get (acquire) has the participles getting and gotten. Neither is used as an adjective as acquiring and acquired are.
No the word 'is' is a verb, the third person singular present of the verb to be. The verb 'is' functions as a main verb or an auxiliary verb.The singular present forms of the verb to be are:first person, I amsecond person, you arethird person, he - she - it isA noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing.Example functions:Who is your teacher?The verb 'is' is the main verb.The word 'teacher' is a noun, a word for a person.The beach is getting crowded.The verb 'is' is an auxiliary verb to the main verb 'getting'.The word 'beach' is a noun, a word for a place.The bird is building a nest in the tree.The word 'is' is an auxiliary verb to the main verb 'building'.The words 'bird', 'nest', and 'tree' are nouns, words for things.