Question

Read the sentence and answer the question. 'Mr. Dussle's PERSISTENT complaints got on everyone's nerves.' What does persistent mean in the sentence? Write the definition, a synonym for persistent, and its part of speech. Thanks!

Answer 1

Persistent means something that does not stop and end.

A synonym for persistent could be: lasting, nonstop, continual.

In this case, persistent is an adjective, because it is describing a word.

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