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OpenStudy (gi12):

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence? The young athletes dream about one day being in the Olympics. A. adjective B. noun C. conjunction D. verb

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

What is the word?

OpenStudy (gi12):

dream

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

@gi12 You have been doing this all day. Do you at least have a guess?

OpenStudy (gi12):

verb

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

Adjective ; describes the subject. Verb; Is describing what the subject does (e.g; running, walking, sleeping, etc). Conjunction: It is words such as ; but, and, or. Noun: She, he, it, etc. You know, helps rename the subject basically. (-: I would agree with verb in this context. They are dreaming. Now, if they were DREAMY, I'd go with adjective. But they are doing an action, of dreaming.

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

Does this all make sense to you?

OpenStudy (gi12):

yes I just ask to check

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

That is fine! I am glad you do. (-: Just wanna make sure you get it.

OpenStudy (maddy1251):

I have to go to the store real quick, when I come back I'll help.

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