grammar question

[acge]

In the sentence, " Tom and I are happy " what is the verb ? are or happy ?

 

[Barb_D]

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You'll see we say this a lot here: What do YOU think?

 

[Mark_000]

"are" is the Verb and "haapy" is the adjective

 

[5jj]

Your wish to help is appreciated, Mark but, as Barb suggested, we like people to try for themselves first. If they get the answer wrong, this often gives us ideas about how we can really help.

 

[Rover_KE]

Furthermore, Mark, your answer is ungrammatical.

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[5jj]

"[STRIKE]a[/STRIKE]Are" is the [STRIKE]V[/STRIKE]verb, and "ha[STRIKE]a[/STRIKE]ppy" is the adjective.

 

[SoothingDave]

In the sentence, " Tom and I are happy " what is the verb ? are or happy ?

Have you ever happied? Do you plan on happying next week? Have you happied in the past?

 

[billmcd]

Have you ever happied? Do you plan on happying next week? Have you happied in the past?

That's a little personal. Don't you think? :shock:

 

[david11]

That's a little personal. Don't you think? :shock:

I think it is a humorous way of helping him to understand it(In my opinion, of course) but it depends on how the OP takes it.

 

[BobSmith]

Have you ever happied? Do you plan on happying next week? Have you happied in the past?

As the OP claims to be a native speaker, I think assuming a working knowledge of the definition of "verb" to be premature.

 

[david11]

As the OP claims to be a native speaker, I think assuming a working knowledge of the definition of "verb" to be premature.

What does the phrase working knowledge mean?