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First, let me call your attention to CB's correction. "Very" is an adverb, not an adjective, and it probably always was. "Most" is an adjective when it modifies a noun ( Most people can swim .), but in the two quite different usages we've been talking about here,...

The word laugh is either a noun or a verb, never an adjective or adverb. If it follows a possessive pronoun (which could be substituted with the definite article) it must be a noun. Words with the "ly" suffix are adverbial.

You should delete the indefinite article in the second and third sentences. - "pharmacologically active" = adverb + adjective (i.e. there is no noun) - "inert" = adjective (i.e. there is no 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 conjunctions The usage of the word 'the' in your sentences would normally be referred to as definite article or determiner .

Hi, Consider this sentence. He has a very good knowledge. What is the function of the aritcle 'a' in the sentence? ( I know that the articles can function as adjectives but never as adverbs..Well, the case here is different, isn't it?..Can an indefinite article modify an uncountable noun? )...

Hi! Consider this sentence. He has a very good knowledge. What is the function of the aricle 'a' in the sentence? ( I know that the articles can function as adjectives but never as adverbs..Well, the case here is different, isn't it?..Can an indefinite article modify an uncountable noun? ) I am...

Walking as if each step were painful 1 , she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle 2 . 1: Dependant clause (what kind of dependant clause??) I'm kind of confused as to the nature of this subordinate clause... It is reduced clause(While/As she was walking...) ...

Right or wrong? “For a moment 1 , I even thought 2 that this was some sort of test 3 and that this woman was someone from the head office 4 , testing my loyalty 5 .” 1: Prepositional phrase used adverbially. 2: Main clause 3: Dependant clause 4: Dependant clause 5:...

Thanks Philip. How about the next one: Walking as if each step were painful 1 , she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle 2 . 1: Dependant clause (what kind of dependant clause??) I'm kind of confused as to the nature of this subordinate clause......

SeekerOfPeace wrote: Hello everyone, I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations. Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it? Thanks. The moment she entered 1 , the woman presented a sharp...