A part of speech
We kind of fought with each other.
What part of speech is 'kind of' in the sentence above?
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We kind of fought with each other . Individually the items "kind" and "of" are noun and preposition in this context. But I think "kind of" is best regarded as having been reanalysed into a unit, an adverb , which functions as an adjunct modifying the verb "fought".
- We kind of fought with each other .
- Individually the items "kind" and "of" are noun and preposition in this context.
- But I think "kind of" is best regarded as having been reanalysed into a unit, an adverb , which functions as an adjunct modifying the verb "fought".
- It belongs to informal style, and is very similar in meaning to "sort of".
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We kind of fought with each other.
Individually the items "kind" and "of" are noun and preposition in this context. But I think "kind of" is best regarded as having been reanalysed into a unit, an adverb, which functions as an adjunct modifying the verb "fought".
It belongs to informal style, and is very similar in meaning to "sort of".
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