By Adverbs, Determiners

1. Why it’s not good using "Gently landing" I mean gently is adverb of verb landing? There is no problem with "gently landing" itself. As you rightly say, "gently" is an adverb qualifying "landing". The issue is whether, in the sentence you wrote, the verb...

There is no consensus on how to handle numerals. They are like determiners and like nouns. Some grammarians just use "numeral" as another part of speech, like "noun" or "verb".I offer this analysis, but there are surely others.fifty is a noun acting as a...

<<You can't have an adverb between a determiner and its noun. >> Is there no even remotely possible chance of that? Sorry, Jim. I do agree with what you wrote, and I suppose my comment above could use a couple of commas. (I'm also testing to see whether my posts are...

No! Can't do it!no is a determiner. a is a determiner. You can't have more than one determiner before a noun. Never.*no even a desk*a the desk*a no desk*the my desk*my no desk Besides that, even doesn't go with no. You can't have an adverb between a determiner and its noun....

You could try color-coding your answers this way, for example:(1) the verbs; (2) the nouns; (3) the adjectives; (4) the adverbs; (5) the prepositions; and (6) the conjunctionsThe usage of the word 'the' in your sentences would normally be referred to as definite article or determiner.

only is an adverb modifying the adjective short. only a short time = not a long time Note that the adverbs only and not are placed before the determiner. Not *an only short time or *a not long time. very, in contrast, is placed after the determiner: a very short time. CJ

The only thing that can come after a preposition to form a prepositional phrase is a noun phrase, usually a noun accompanied by its preceding determiner and perhaps an adjective. A relative clause may be added. The noun itself may be a gerund. If the element after the candidate for a...

Hello, this is my first post here, I like to know these wordskilometercentimeterAre those words noun if they are standing alone ? if it's, what kind of noun it's, proper noun or abstract noun or etc ?After that, I want to indentify the part of speech of the following setence by using the...

T509 wrote:I'll make the question clearer. A) determiner + adverb + past participle (functioning as adjective) + noun B) determiner + noun + adverb + past participle (functioning as adjective) {+ prepositional phrase (related to the p.p.)} No question about A. In B, would the order be...

I'll make the question clearer. A) determiner + adverb + past participle (functioning as adjective) + noun B) determiner + noun + adverb + past participle (functioning as adjective) {+ prepositional phrase (related to the p.p.)} No question about A. In B, would the order be unnatural or...