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MarcelaMC Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Folds out - adjective, noun, verb

Hello, everyone!

Please help me, I am lost!
In the sentence:
"The screen folds out so it's about twice the size."
In dictionaries, I found "fold-out" as an adjective or a noun. But in this sentence is written with the S (foldS out).
Is " folds out" being used as a noun, an adjective, or a verb?

Thank you in advance!

  

Top answer

It's being used as a verb - I think the screen actually UNFOLDS out to become twice the size. It is common to use 'folds out' in this form.

— David Hatton

  • It's being used as a verb - I think the screen actually UNFOLDS out to become twice the size.
  • It is common to use 'folds out' in this form.
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It's being used as a verb - I think the screen actually UNFOLDS out to become twice the size. It is common to use 'folds out' in this form.

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Is " folds out" being used as a noun, an adjective, or a verb?

The screen folds out (no hyphens) It's a verb.

More commonly, we say 'The screen unfolds.'

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The hyphen is your clue. "Fold-out" is the two words "fold" and "out" made into one word with the hyphen. We use the base form of a verb when we do that. You can use the resulting word "fold-out" as an adjective to describe something that unfolds when you go to use it. You can also use it as a noun to mean something that unfolds.

"Folds out" is not a two-word word or even a phrasal verb.

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