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In the sentence: "I went to school on Sunday afternoon." when it follows a day of the week, is the word "afternoon" an adjective/noun.....? [closed]
In the sentence: "I went to school on Monday afternoon." or "It was a beautiful Monday afternoon.....", is the word "afternoon" an adjective/noun.....?
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Is this infinitive a noun or an adverb?
In the following sentences...
Watch me whip.
You make me feel special.
The word "whip" and the phrase "feel special" are infinitives without "to." However, I'm not ...
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Why is "brick" in "a brick house" a noun, whereas "plastic" in "a plastic bucket" is an adjective?
Taking these classifications from Oxford's Lexico:
plastic
brick
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What is the word class of "studying" in "studying hard is the key to success"?
This has caused some debate amongst myself and some others. The two claims are that in "studying hard is the key to success", that "studying" is either (1) a noun (gerund) or (2) a ...
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What is the basis for calling HOME a preposition? [duplicate]
I have gone through many a post here and elsewhere that treats home in such sentences as
Stay home.
Go home.
prepositions.
Admittedly, this is a fairly new perspective of looking at the POS, thanks ...
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'Come on, it's time to go home' here home is an adverb or noun? [duplicate]
I have 2 options. A) Noun B) adverb then what should be the answer.
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Simple Noun/Adjective Confusion
Honesty is the best policy
In this sentence, it is clear that Honesty is the noun. But should policy also a noun?
I'm not good at grammar so I'm sorry if the question sounds dumb.
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"Such" as a part of speech, and similar words
The word "such" seems to fit under a few different categories. It could be arguably classified as:
A noun - "The movie would only be of interest to such as enjoy mindless explosions ...
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Can because appear in the start of a sentence?
I am usually used to writing because in the middle of a sentence during my school days. But nowadays I find that because also appears in the start of a sentence. Even if because is used in the start ...
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Pandemic vs pandemia
Pandemic, as suggested by Etymonline, was originally an adjective (mid 17th c.) which was later used also a noun (mid 19th c.). The term comes from Late Latin and, curiously, pandemic in English ...
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Is the word 'home" never an adverb?
He is home
He is at home
He went home
I know that in the sentence 1 and 3 the word home is considered an adverb and in the sentence 2, home is considered a noun.
According to Rod Mitchell, ...
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Can we use "soar" as a noun?
Is this sentence grammatically right:"In 2030, petrol and oil are expected to see a soar in its consumption and still maitain its leading position".
I have looked up the word "soar" in several ...
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Parts of speech in sentence "Amber is a real person" [closed]
Specifically I am wondering about the word "person" in the sentence, because at first thought I believed it was a common noun but it is qualifying a proper noun, so I am confused if it is a noun or a ...
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What part of speech is "while" in "We will rest for a while"?
What part of speech is while in "We will rest for a while."?
My teacher says while is a noun, but I feel that it is an adverb, as it comes as an answer to the question "We will rest for how much ...
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Can a preposition be before an adverb?
Ok, this site says
The preposition is almost always before the noun or pronoun and that
is why it is called a preposition
Now, this oxford dictionary says
here (adverb)
used after a ...
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