81.5k views
2 votes
Read the sentence.

Never trust a smiling vampire.
Which statement correctly describes the verb function in this sentence?
The word "trust" is a verb that functions as a noun.
The word "trust" is a verb that functions as an adjective
. The word "smiling" is a verb that functions as a noun.
The word "smiling" is a verb that functions as an adjective.

User PolyGeo
by
7.6k points

2 Answers

5 votes
D. The word "smiling" is a verb that functions as an adjective.

Hope this helped you.
User Billydh
by
7.1k points
2 votes
The word "smiling" is a verb that functions as an adjective. Because the vampire is smiling then it would be a verb. But it also characterizes what type of vampire which is a "smiling vampire", so it is an adjective
User Jeh
by
7.9k points