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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Billy's fingers were stinging
And a handful of thistles. Very tasty." She could hear him yelling out in the yard." Then leave it to simmer till half past six. " Billy's fingers were stinging.
His eyes were flooding. His nose was gushing. His tummy was thundering. At last , dinner was cooked.
I read the above in my son's reading book.
Is "stinging" a verb or adjective? Is there rule or any tip to differentiate them ?
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e. "Billy's fingers were very stinging". Do you think that works?
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- "Billy's fingers were very stinging".
- Do you think that works?
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One test is to insert the word "very", i.e. "Billy's fingers were very stinging". Do you think that works?
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