What part of speach is "sense of dread"

#1 (**permalink**) 15-Jul-2004, 17:30

"I felt a sense of dread."

Would the phrase "sense of dread" be a noun all together?

Would:
sense = noun
of = preposition
dread = noun

Not sure how this works. Thanks in advance for your help!

Ulli · #2 (**permalink**) 15-Jul-2004, 18:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amy

"I felt a sense of dread."

Would the phrase "sense of dread" be a noun all together?

Would:
sense = noun
of = preposition
dread = noun

Not sure how this works. Thanks in advance for your help!

I does work

:wink: . There are three single words, just as you have stated. :wink:

**Tdol** · #3 (**permalink**) 15-Jul-2004, 23:53

A noun phrase???

Ulli · #4 (**permalink**) 16-Jul-2004, 19:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdol

A noun phrase???

Oh, no....

:)

**Tdol** · #5 (**permalink**) 16-Jul-2004, 21:47

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