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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
What are the grammatical forms here ?
What are the grammatical forms of the underlined words here ?
1. He is sleeping soundly.
Is sleeping here a verb, a noun or an adjective ? Is soundly an adverb ?
Similarly, for following sentence, is angry an adjective or noun ?
2. He is angry
1. He is sleeping soundly.
Is sleeping here a verb, a noun or an adjective ? Is soundly an adverb ?
Similarly, for following sentence, is angry an adjective or noun ?
2. He is angry
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Anonymous 1. He is sleeping soundly. 2.
- Anonymous 1.
- He is sleeping soundly.
- 2.
- " "Soundly" is an adverb.
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Anonymous1. He is sleeping soundly."Is sleeping" is the present continuous tense of the verb "to sleep." "Soundly" is an adverb.
2. He is angry
"Angry" is the adjective complement of the verb "to be."
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So if I understand correctly, in the first sentence, is "is" not used as a linking verb.
More generally, the "to be" verbs need not always be linking verbs
More generally, the "to be" verbs need not always be linking verbs
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You're absolutely right!
The verb "to be" is a busy little creature.
It's used to indicate passive voice: She was taken hostage. The ball is hit over the left field wall.
It's used to indicate the continuous/progressive tenses: She is doing the laundry.
The ship was
The verb "to be" is a busy little creature.
It's used to indicate passive voice: She was taken hostage. The ball is hit over the left field wall.
It's used to indicate the continuous/progressive tenses: She is doing the laundry.
The ship was
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