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The word 'dropped' is the past participle of the verb 'to drop'; the past participle is also an adjective. The word 'drop' is a noun. The present participle of the verb is the gerund (verbal noun), dropping, which is also an adjective. Examples:
Verb: The boy dropped his book.
Adjective: We could not find the owner of the droppedbook.
Noun: A drop in temperature ended the outing quickly.
Verb: He was dropping his elective in order to do justice to his research.
Adjective: A dropping ball in Times Square signals the start of the New Year.
Noun: Careful, don't step in that cow dropping.
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Is dropped a preposition?
No, it is not a preposition. Dropped is a past tense verb, and an adjective.
What noun is the appositive phrase describing in Sherrie was very upset when the movers dropped her stereo system a gift from her parents?
The appositive phrase "a gift from her parents" is describing the noun "stereo system" in the sentence. It provides additional information about the stereo system by specifying that it was a gift from her parents.
Is acy a noun forming suffix?
When -acy is added to a word ending with -ate, the letters -atemust be dropped to add -acy to form a noun: adjective accurate; noun accuracyadjective adequate; noun adequacyadjective intimate; noun intimacyadjective legitimate; noun legitimacyadjective private; noun privacy
Is their a proper noun?
The word 'their' is a pronoun called a possessive adjective.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.A possessive adjective is a pronoun placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to two or more people or things.Examples:Jack and Jill are looking forward to visiting their grandparents.I dropped two eggs and cracked their shells.A noun is a word for a person, a place or a thing.A common noun is a general word for any person, place, or thing.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.In the example sentences:Jack and Jill are both proper nouns, the names of people.grandparents is a common noun, a general word for the parents of anyone's parents.
What is the present tense of dropped?
The present tense of dropped is drop.
Which is the noun in the boy dropped his book?
In the sentence, 'The boy dropped his book.', the nouns are: boy, subject of the sentencebook, direct object of theverb'dropped'
Is men a singular noun?
No, the noun 'men' is the plural for of the singular noun man.example: A man dropped his keys. It was one of those men there.
Is Men is a singular noun?
No, the noun 'men' is the plural for of the singular noun man.example: A man dropped his keys. It was one of those men there.
Is dropped a preposition?
No, it is not a preposition. Dropped is a past tense verb, and an adjective.
Is drop an adverb?
No. Drop is a verb or a noun. There is no adverb form meaning done in a dropping manner.
Is dropped an adjective?
No, it is not. Drop can be a noun (a small amount of liquid, or a fall) or a verb (to allow to fall).
What part of speech is dropped?
Drop is both a noun and a verb. Noun: a drop of water Verb: Drop the gun!
Is you a noun or a verb?
You is a pronoun, a word that replaces a noun, which is a person, place, thing, or idea. Example (for this example, your name is Mark):'Mark, you must have dropped this book; it has your name inside the cover.'The word you replaces the word Mark because I wouldn't say, 'Mark must have dropped...' when I was talking to you.
Is cities a irregular plural noun?
A regular plural noun is a noun that forms its plural by adding an 's' or an 'es' to the end of the word.An irregular plural noun is a noun that form its plural in some other way.To form the plural noun 'cities', the 'y' is dropped from the end of the word 'city' before adding 'ies'. This is an irregular plural noun.
What is your a pronoun or verb?
The word 'your' is a pronoun, a possessive adjective, a word placed before a noun to describe the noun that belongs to you.Example: This is your book.The pronoun 'yours' is the possessive pronoun, it takes the place of a noun that belongs to you:Example: This book is yours.A verb is a word for an action or a state of being.Examples:You dropped your book. (the verb 'dropped' is a word for an action)This is your book. (the verb 'is' is a word for a state of being)
What noun is the appositive Sherrie was very upset when the movers dropped her stereo system a gift from her parents?
The appositive in the sentence is the noun 'gift'.The appositive noun 'gift' is describing the noun stereo system.Note: The complete appositive is the phrase 'a gift from her parents' which restates the noun 'stereo system'.
Is Mr. a pronoun?
No, the word "Mr." is a noun, the abbreviation of the noun mister, a word for a person.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Examples:Excuse me mister, you dropped this glove. (the pronoun 'you' takes the place of the noun 'mister')Mr. Walker takes the train to work. He works in the city. (the pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'Mr. Walker')
