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Shining(Adjective or Verb)?
'The sky is blue and the sun is shining.'
Is the 'shining' an adjective or a verb? How can I distinguish?
2015年7月11日 19:52
回答 · 11
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In this context, it's a verb.
In the phrase "the shining sun", it's an adjective.
You can tell the difference based on the grammar pattern and word order.
2015年7月11日
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It's a verb in this sentence.
You're using the present continuous to describe what the sun is 'doing' at the moment. The present continuous is formed of the auxiliary verb to be ( in this case 'is') and the present participle of the verb ( in this case, 'shining').
2015年7月12日
It's an adjective, as it follows the "is." If you think "the shining sun..." it may be more clear. The verb form is "shine" as in "The sun shines"
2015年7月11日
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