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verb. john cried. in the sentence john is doing something

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What is the base word for cried?

Cried only has one syllable. The -ed makes it sound like two, but it is only one.


What is the subject and predicate of when he went you cried?

Technically speaking, there should be a comma inserted: "When he went, you cried." The sentence can be rearranged to show the subject/predicate structure better: "You cried when he went." Now you can readily see that the word "You" is the subject, and the word "cried" is the verb because it reveals the action that the subject performed. The phrase "when he cried" is an adverbial clause, a phrase that modifies or adds some additional detail or description about the verb "went." That is, it states that he went at a specific time. Thus, "You" is the subject, "cried when he went" is the full predicate.


What part of speech is cried?

"cried" is the past tense form of the verb "cry". To prove it is a verb, you can use it with a subject: "I cried, you cried, they cried".


Is cries an adverb?

No. Cried is a verb form, the past tense and past participle of the verb "to cry." It can, however, be used as an adjective (e.g. cried tears).


Is cried an adjective?

Yes, the word 'cried' is a verb, the past tense and past participle of the verb to cry. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.example use of the adjective:Her cried tears didn't solve the problem.The daily news was once delivered by cried messages in the streets.The present participle or the verb also functions as an adjective.example: The woman held her crying baby.