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Is the sentence Janet was an alternate on the swim team a noun a verb or an adjective?
"Janet was an alternate on the swim team." This is a sentence: each individual word is a particular part of speech that serves a particular function.
The nouns are:
- Janet; proper noun, subject of the sentence
- alternate; common noun, a predicate noun (also called a subject complement)
- team (or the compound noun 'swim team'), common noun, object of the preposition 'on'
The verb is: was, a linking verb, past tense of the verb to be.
There is no adjective in the sentence.
Note: The word 'alternate' also functions as an adjective, however, in this sentence it is a noun, a word for a person named to take the place of another when necessary. In order to function as an adjective, it must be followed by a noun, for example, "Janet was an alternate swimmer on the team."
The word 'swim' used to form the compound noun 'swim team' is not an adjective either. It is a noun used to describe another noun, a function called an attributive noun.
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What is the adjective In the sentence Which orange do you mean?
there is no adjective in this sentence, an adjective describes a noun
What is the difference between pronoun and adjective sentences?
A pronoun sentence is a sentence that uses a pronoun to replace a noun. For example, instead of saying "John is going to the store," you could say "He is going to the store." An adjective sentence, on the other hand, is a sentence that uses an adjective to describe a noun. For example, "The cat is black" is an adjective sentence because it uses the adjective "black" to describe the noun "cat."
Is the word lie an adjective?
No, the word "lie" is not an adjective. It can be a verb or a noun, depending on how it is used in a sentence.
Are her and she nouns?
No, the words her and she are pronouns, not nouns.The pronoun 'she' is a singular, subjective personal pronoun that takes the place of a noun for a female as the subject of a sentence or clause.The pronoun 'her' is a singular, objective, personal pronoun that replaces a noun for a female as the object of a verb or a preposition.The pronoun 'her' is also a singular, possessive adjective, a word that is placed before a noun to describe the noun as belonging to a female.Examples:This is Janet, she is my friend. I met her at school. (the pronoun 'she' in the first sentence and the pronoun 'her' in the second sentence take the place of the noun 'Janet')This is Janet, she is my friend. Herbrother introduced us. (the pronoun 'her' describes the noun 'brother')
A participial phrase functions in a sentence as what?
A participial phrase functions in a sentence as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun. It provides more information about the noun or pronoun it is describing.
In the sentence Jane was an alternate on the swim team what part of speech is alternate?
Alternate is a noun in that example.
What is the adjective and noun in the sentence They were curious about the future?
The noun: futureThe adjective: curious
What is the adjective In the sentence Which orange do you mean?
there is no adjective in this sentence, an adjective describes a noun
What are the example of adjective -noun pattern?
Examples of Adjective Noun patterns are: The football team is good. (Football is the Adjective in this sentence, but, it can also be a Noun.) <--- Example: The football was sticky. (Football is now a Noun in this sentence.) The green eyes scared me! (Green is the Adjective in this sentence, but, it can also be a Noun.) <--- Example: Green is my favorite color. (Green is now the Noun in this sentence.)
What is the adjective and noun or pronoun in this sentence many adults were happy and talkative.?
The adjectives in the sentence are: many, happy, talkative. The noun in the sentence is: adults. There are no pronouns in this sentence. Note: The word 'many' can function as a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective. In the example sentence, the word 'many' is an adjective that describes the noun 'adults'.
What is noun for possible?
The noun form of the adjective 'possible' is possibility.The word possible is sometimes used as an alternate noun for possibility.
What is a Sentence using soccer as a noun and adjective?
No, it is a sentence that might contain an adjective. But the noun soccer placed before the noun ball is not considered an adjective. It is a noun adjunct or attributive noun that does not modify the ball.
What does an adjective such as sweet do in a sentence?
An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
Is initial a noun or adjective?
It's both. In the sentence "My initial reaction was horror", it is an adjective; in the sentence "Write your initial in the box", it is a noun.
What is the adjective from the sentence shyly gave her the beautiful gift?
The adjective in that sentence is "beautiful". An adjective is used to desciribe a noun. The noun in the sentence is "gift".
I hope the large crop of grapes will soon ripen which is the adjective and which is the noun?
The adjective in the sentence is large (describes the noun crop).The noun in the sentence is grapes (object of the preposition 'of').
Need an adjective and noun that rhyme to describe little stable?
You actually have and adjective (little) and a noun (stable), however, an alternate phrase could be a small barn.
