Pleasehelp, some words may have a single form, which, however, corresponds to several parts of speech. In this light, open can be an adjective ( an open window ), a verb ( open the window ), or a noun ( life in the open ). Such words are called

Hi, Many kind thanks in advance for anyone who can answer the following question. What part of speech is the word guitar in the sentence below: It's a noun, as you probably know. I like playing guitar. Is playing guitar a noun

Hello, Many kind thanks in advance for anyone who can answer the following question. What part of speech is the word guitar in the sentence below: I like playing guitar. Is playing guitar a noun phrase, and if so, what is that?

The hills were breathtakingly beautiful. what is "breathtakingly"? An adjective, noun, adverb ? By definition, words which modify adjectives (beautiful) are adverbs. Of course there are exceptions. (Sometimes a word or expression

Hi, I would like to know the possible meanings of the words "splibby" and "splabibs" in the first stanza of Harryette Mullen's poem below. Elsewhere on-line I found out a short story with the following dialogue

1. Look the word up in the dictionary to find its meaning. 2. Check its part of speech. It it is a noun, you can use it as a subject or object; if it is a verb, you can use it as a simple predicate. If it is an adjective or adverb, you can use it

1. Look the word up in the dictionary to find its meaning. 2. Check its part of speech. It it is a noun , you can use it as a subject or object; if it is a verb , you can use it as a simple predicate. If it is an adjective or adverb , you can use

Hi, What is the part of speech of the word conversible? It's not a word. Do you mean 'convertible' ? This can be a noun and an adjective. Clive

1. I want them to give me respect. 2. I want to give them respect. What is the role of infinitive in sentence 1 and 2 ? Means, Is it object of the verb or other sentence element? What parts of speech is infinitive in sentence 1 and 2 ? Means, Is

Hi, There was a short in the electrical wiring. noun He cut short his speech. adverb But note that it is most commonly used as a adjective, in my opinion. Best wishes, Clive