Which part of speech is the capitalized words in this sentence?
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a NEW nation, conceived in Liberty, and DEDICATED to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can LONG endure.
1. NEW- ADJECTIVE ?
2. DEDICATED - VERB ?
3. LONG - ADJECTIVE ?
4. Choose the correct sentence.
I will invite whomever I want to my party.
I will invite whoever I want to my party.
I think be second sentence.
5. Choose the correct sentence.
Did you see the Smiths’ new car?
Did you see the Smith’s new car?
should be 2nd one.
1 and 2 are right.
3. endure is an adverb modifying the verb can endure.
4. wrong
5. correct
1. The word "NEW" in the sentence is used as an adjective, describing the nation.
2. The word "DEDICATED" in the sentence is used as a verb, describing the action of dedicating the nation to a proposition.
3. The word "LONG" in the sentence is used as an adjective, describing how enduring the nation can be.
4. The correct sentence is: "I will invite whoever I want to my party." This is because "whoever" is the correct pronoun to use when referring to the subject of the sentence.
5. The correct sentence is: "Did you see the Smiths' new car?" This is because the apostrophe is placed after "s" to indicate possession by multiple individuals (the Smiths).
1. The capitalized word "NEW" in the sentence is functioning as an ADJECTIVE. To determine this, we can ask ourselves what part of speech modifies or describes a noun. In this case, "NEW" is describing the noun "nation."
2. The capitalized word "DEDICATED" in the sentence is functioning as an ADJECTIVE. To determine this, we can ask ourselves what part of speech provides more information about a noun. In this case, "DEDICATED" is describing the noun "nation."
3. The capitalized word "LONG" in the sentence is functioning as an ADJECTIVE. To determine this, we can ask ourselves what part of speech modifies a noun. In this case, "LONG" is describing the noun "nation."
Regarding the sentence choice:
4. The correct sentence is "I will invite whoever I want to my party." The difference between "who" and "whom" lies in their function within the sentence. "Whoever" is the subject of the verb "invite," so "whoever" is the correct choice.
5. The correct sentence is "Did you see the Smiths’ new car?" The possessive form of "Smith" (the last name) is formed by adding an apostrophe and an "s" at the end (Smiths'). This indicates ownership by the Smith family.