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Call in sick
In 'call in sick', the speech part of sick is an adjective or a noun for the prepositional, in? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
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It is an idiom meaning to report oneself as being sick, usually meaning that you will not be at work. Idioms sometimes defy traditional grammatical analysis, but sick is an adjective, not a noun. I called my secretary and told him that I would not be coming to work due to illness.
- It is an idiom meaning to report oneself as being sick, usually meaning that you will not be at work.
- Idioms sometimes defy traditional grammatical analysis, but sick is an adjective, not a noun.
- I called my secretary and told him that I would not be coming to work due to illness.
- My secretary would say: The boss called in sick today.
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It is an idiom meaning to report oneself as being sick, usually meaning that you will not be at work.
Idioms sometimes defy traditional grammatical analysis, but sick is an adjective, not a noun.
I called my secretary and told him that I would not be coming to work due to illness.
My secretary would say: The boss called in sick today. (He called in ( to say that he was)
Idioms sometimes defy traditional grammatical analysis, but sick is an adjective, not a noun.
I called my secretary and told him that I would not be coming to work due to illness.
My secretary would say: The boss called in sick today. (He called in ( to say that he was)
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