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Nerd Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is this a verb or adjective?

The word "Granted" in the following....

"Why not chew gum for 18 hours to burn off those 200 calories? Granted, chewing gum contains around 10 calories per piece,..."

Is granted being used as a verb or an adjective?
  

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Nerd Is granted being used as a verb or an adjective? d/ used when you are admitting that something is true. 'He is a good player, granted, but no better than Williams was'.

  • Nerd Is granted being used as a verb or an adjective?
  • d/ used when you are admitting that something is true.
  • 'He is a good player, granted, but no better than Williams was'.
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NerdIs granted being used as a verb or an adjective?
Neither:

ADVERB granted /'grænt?d/
used when you are admitting that something is true. 'He is a good player, granted, but no better than Williams was'.

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