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Christilou Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Part of speech question

I am having trouble with this sentence, too:

Every teacher is out sick.

What part of speech is out? I would think an adverb, but I learned that state of being verbs can't take adverbs. Is that not true?

Thanks!
  

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christilou I am having trouble with this sentence, too: Every teacher is out sick. Me too! I guess we're all off for the weekend!

  • christilou I am having trouble with this sentence, too: Every teacher is out sick.
  • Me too!
  • I guess we're all off for the weekend!
  • Welcome to English Forums, christilou.
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christilouI am having trouble with this sentence, too:
Every teacher is out sick.
Me too!

I guess we're all off for the weekend!
Welcome to English Forums, christilou. Thanks for joining us! [<:o)]

Someone will be along to help you, I'm sure!

Both of your posts are similar in that we'd like to treat two words as one.

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