PHASE OUT seems to be one of those verb/adverb combinations in English that is in the process of trying to become a noun. I see it written as PHASEOUT and as PHASE-OUT in respected publications. PHASING OUT would be the more traditional wording.

Not a noun here, obviously, but an adverb. Consider it a fixed phrase: 'a tad bit' = 'a little'.

The word "tad" as in "This painting is a tad bit depressing". I believe it was on dictionary.com that it said this word is a noun, but I ask how is it a noun?! should it not be an adverb?

I had to look it up too, and found this whole discussion on conjunctive adverbs. Basically, I suck at naming things, but that seemed right to me. Unfortunately, all the examples they gave were with the repeated subject and therefore a comma

Another example: "A job well done" is correct because the adverb "well" describes the verb "done." "A good job" is correct because the adjective "good" describes the noun "job." Verbs

What's the difference between indoor and indoors:-- Indoor is an adjective; indoors is a noun or adverb. Therefore, only this is correct: I'm playing basketball indoors . until and till-- They have, as I recall, different etymologies, but they

Can the object of the preposition ever be used as an adverb? The object of a preposition must be a noun, so it can't be an adverb by definition. The same word can occur in different contexts, however. It might be the object of a preposition in

Hi CJ, Just checked back on this post and it is very clear I have a lot to learn! Thanks for helping. Regarding the two scenarios, my intention was scenario two: running as an activity. I went running. Running is fun. Would you agree that

Hi BillJ, If my analytical is wrong, then, I may have to ask my old teacher to review his notes. Still, this is my approach: I (subj) saw (verb) him (object) washing his car (noun phrase) this morning ( time adverbial) Thus, I saw him = a

I went running . ... So is this a gerund functioning as an adverb? go ( went ) is intransitive, so you can't have an noun object, so it can't be a gerund. It might be considered an adverbial participle. On the other hand, if your