Homework Help: English

Posted by rfvv on Monday, September 6, 2010 at 2:30am.

Posted by rfvv on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 12:53am.

He is standing still.

(Is 'still' an adjective or an adverb?)

English - karla, Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 12:55am
Is it modifying a noun(adjective) or a verb(adverb)?

English - Writeacher, Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 7:15am
In this sentence, it's an adjective -- modifying the subject "He."

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Hello. Thank you for your help.

Isn't 'still' an adverb in the sentence. 'Still' modifies 'standing' in the sentence, right?

ex) He is standing still.

English - Writeacher, Monday, September 6, 2010 at 5:54am
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/still

Look at the different uses for this word in the dictionary. Read what it says for this word as an adjective and then as an adverb. What do you think?

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