Identify the word that best describes the bolded word.

The interviewer REMAINED speechless upon hearing about the senator's revelations.

A.) linking verb*********
B.) action verb
C.) auxiliary verb
D.) transitive verb

FEW people know about the complex science behind the construction of elevators.

A.) demonstrative adjective
B.) interrogative adjective
C.) indefinite adjective**********
D.) proper adjective

Thank You.

1. No

2. Yes

Ok. thank you. can you help me out with the first one? everywhere I see, they say linking verb.

I posted without thinking this question through. You're right. 1 is a linking verb.

Sorry.

That's okay. Glad we caught it. Can you please look at my other one?

can you look at my other post Mrs. Sue?

To identify the word that best describes the bolded word in each sentence, we can follow these steps:

1. First, we need to identify the bolded word in each sentence. In the first sentence, the bolded word is "REMAINED." In the second sentence, the bolded word is "FEW."

2. Next, we need to determine the word that best describes the bolded word.

In the first sentence, "REMAINED" describes a state of being. It doesn't show any action. So, we can eliminate options B (action verb) and D (transitive verb).

Option C (auxiliary verb) is also not applicable because "REMAINED" doesn't help in forming other verb phrases. It stands on its own as the main verb in the sentence.

Thus, the word that best describes "REMAINED" is A (linking verb), which describes the verb that connects the subject ("interviewer") with the subject complement ("speechless").

In the second sentence, "FEW" describes the quantity of people who know about the complex science behind the construction of elevators. It suggests a small number of people.

Among the options given, the word that best describes "FEW" is C (indefinite adjective), which describes an adjective that gives a general, non-specific idea about the quantity of something.

Therefore, the answer for the first sentence is A (linking verb), and the answer for the second sentence is C (indefinite adjective).

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