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Dareka Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Proud

In the following, is "proud" a verb or adjective?
And is he saying that we should think of new clean energies we can take pride in using?

Thanks in advance.

To Enid Sisskin of Gulf Coast Environmental Defense in Florida, President Barack Obama's decision to permit new drilling in the Atlantic Ocean off the southern United States and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico as well as Alaska is disappointing.

"We should be out there coming up with alternatives that we can proud to be using," said Enid Sisskin. "And not digging a hole in the ground and trying to extract dirty petroleum products."
  

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I think it should read "we should be out there coming up with alternatives that be can be proud to be using. I would class it a s verb as being proud is an action.

— Dave Phillips

  • I think it should read "we should be out there coming up with alternatives that be can be proud to be using.
  • I would class it a s verb as being proud is an action.
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I think it should read "we should be out there coming up with alternatives that be can be proud to be using. I would class it a s verb as being proud is an action.
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Dave PhillipsI think it should read "we should be out there coming up with alternatives that we can be proud to be using. I would class it a s verb as being proud is an action.

Proud can never be a verb. It's an adjective.

CB
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Thanks for correcting me CB.
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