Is it your position that you would categorize the part "Playing tough defense" as more of an adverb than an adjective? I think it is you do . Yes, but I may be in a minority. Learning to solve problems in groups, the students began to

Gerunds are -ing words used as nouns -- not adjectives. Fishing is a pleasant activity. Present Participles are -ing words used as adjectives. A rolling stone gathers no moss. __________________ Both gerunds and present

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours " The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time

Thank you, Guru Geek. I appreciate your support. My teacher's emphatic claim is that for instruction manuals, such as the assignment for which this introductory statement was drafted, the construction if you do..., you get... is how her previous

Grammarian-bot wrote: I always face problmes with identifying adverbs and adjectives. As per my knowledge, adverbs end in ly but not all of them. I know that in the following sentences, sentence # 2 is wrong but why? Why can't we use smoothly for

An adverb, not an adjective, must be used to modify an adjective. So why does the expression “the absolute best…” sound correct and “the absolutely best…” sound not just pedantic but wrong? My impression is the reverse. Is “the absolute (your

An adverb, not an adjective, must be used to modify an adjective. So why does the expression “the absolute best…” sound correct and “the absolutely best…” sound not just pedantic but wrong? Is “the absolute (your superlative here)…” construction

Hi, where do I put adverbs in this kind of construction? The usual position for adverbs? (so only the first should not be ok?) Not being interested in English grammar, I decided to burn all of those grammar books I was given. Being not interested

Your construction is logical....unfortunately the English language is not logical.....the grammar of German and the spelling of French have made it one of the most difficult languages to learn in the entire world.........this is my

When an adverb is used to modify the whole sentence, as in " Fortunately , we’re all okay," it’s used absolutely. Fortunately modifies the whole sentence. It's equivalent to say " It’s fortunate that we’re all okay ." ++++++ The question