Forum newsfeeds
Forum Newsfeeds


Sites for Teachers

Sites for Teachers




Go Back   UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum > Learning English > Ask a Teacher

Notices

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 15-Jul-2004, 17:30
Anonymous
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default What part of speach is "sense of dread"

"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!
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 15-Jul-2004, 18:57
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Country: Germany
Posts: 289
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Ulli
Default Re: What part of speach is "sense of dread"

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:
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 15-Jul-2004, 23:53
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: UK
Posts: 25,755
Current Location: Phnom Penh
First Language: English
Member Type: English Teacher
Thanks: 6
Thanked 592 Times in 518 Posts
Tdol has disabled reputation
Default

A noun phrase???
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 16-Jul-2004, 19:45
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Country: Germany
Posts: 289
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Ulli
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tdol
A noun phrase???


Oh, no.... :)
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 16-Jul-2004, 21:47
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: UK
Posts: 25,755
Current Location: Phnom Penh
First Language: English
Member Type: English Teacher
Thanks: 6
Thanked 592 Times in 518 Posts
Tdol has disabled reputation
Default

Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
part, speach, quotsense, dreadquot

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
"Wanna be part of it" Anonymous Ask a Teacher 9 07-Jul-2003 19:20


New To Site? Need Help?

All times are GMT. The time now is 07:53.


vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.2.0
Copyright © 2002 - 2008 UsingEnglish.com