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predicate adjective??
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00 My mother is fifty years old. What parts of the sentence/parts of speech are the words fifty, years, and old? 02 br
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00 Assuming is is a linking verb, old is predicate adjective..is fifty also predicate adjective describing mother ? and what is years? help! 0-
02 br
00 My mother is fifty years old. What parts of the sentence/parts of speech are the words fifty, years, and old? 02 br
02 br
00 Assuming is is a linking verb, old is predicate adjective..is fifty also predicate adjective describing mother ? and what is years? help! 0-
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0 There is no consensus on how to handle numerals. They are like determiners and like nouns. 02 br 01 i 00 fifty years 02 i 00 is thus an adverbial expression modifying 01 i 00 old 02 i 00 .
- 0 There is no consensus on how to handle numerals.
- They are like determiners and like nouns.
- 02 br 01 i 00 fifty years 02 i 00 is thus an adverbial expression modifying 01 i 00 old 02 i 00 .
- 02 br 01 i 00 old 02 i 00 is an adjective.
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0 There is no consensus on how to handle numerals. They are like determiners and like nouns. Some grammarians just use "numeral" as another part of speech, like "noun" or "verb". 02 br
00 I offer this analysis, but there are surely others. 02 br
01 i 00 fifty 02 i 00 is a noun acting as a determiner for 01 i 00 years 02 i 00 . 02 br
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00 I offer this analysis, but there are surely others. 02 br
01 i 00 fifty 02 i 00 is a noun acting as a determiner for 01 i 00 years 02 i 00 . 02 br
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