Which one of these words is a verb and a noun? Explain: sneaker, plant, good, rice, rain?

Answer 1

sneaker: noun (running shoe)

You cannot conjugate sneaker as you do a verb. Sneaker-ing. Sneanker-ed do not exist as action words.

plant: noun (organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom, factory and its buildings, equipment) and verb (put in the ground for drowning, establish, set)

good: noun (advantage, benefit, morality) and several meanings as an adjective (pleasant, fine, useful, competnt, reliable, kind, to name a few)

There is no way to conjugated good (good-er, good-ing are not words). There is no action.

rice: noun (grain)

No way to conjugate as a verb since there is no action associated with rice

rain: noun (downpour of water and other substances) and verb (drop water or other substances)

Raining and rained are action words we use to indicate a rainstorm is happing or happened,

Answer 2

You can tell if a word is a verb two different ways.

First, try adding “ing” to the end of the word. If it makes sense with the “ing” then it is likely a verb.

SNEAKER-ing- this does not make sense, so it cannot be a verb. Sneaker is not a thing you do, it is something you wear. A sneaker is an (3 dimensional) object, so it is a noun.

PLANT-ing- This makes sense. “I was planting seeds yesterday when I saw the rainbow.” Plant can be a verb or a noun.

RAIN-ing- This makes sense, so I can be a verb. Rain can also be a noun (a liquid that falls from the sky). It can also be a verb as when we describe what is happening when the rain falls. We say, “It is raining outside.”

RICE-ing- This a tricky one because as any good cook knows, you can rice potatoes with a potato ricer- a special tool for such an activity. The act of ricing potatoes is done with a special tool. Generally, however, rice is a noun.

GOOD-ing- This does not make sense. You can do good things, but good is not a verb- it is a noun (as in goods and services), or an adjective (describes nouns).

Another way to figure this out on your own is to add the word “TO” before the word (turn it into an Infinitive). If it makes sense with the added “To” before the given word, then it likely can be used as a verb.

To Plant- the act of planting. Makes sense, so Plant can be a verb.

To sneaker- This does not make sense, so sneaker cannot be a verb.

To Rain- This makes sense. Rain can be a noun or a verb.

To Rice- This makes sense (to cooks who know the term), so rice can be a noun or a verb.

To Good- This does not make sense. Good is a noun or and adjective.

Answer 3

Hello,

sneaker is a noun.

Ex: I am wearing a pair of sneakers (a type of shoes).

plant can be used as a noun or a verb depending on the literary context in which it is written.

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good can be used as an adjective in terms of describing the actions, behaviors, qualities, traits, or sensory details (i.e. the taste of food) of a noun (be it a person, place, or thing).

good can also be used as a noun in the following ways:

Ex: "For the good of the world, we must fight famine." "This was a very popular good on the market this year."

rice is a noun because it is a type of food.

Ex: "I like to eat rice with my dinner every night."

rain can be used as a verb or a noun as follows:

Ex: "It will definitely rain (verb) tomorrow." "I heard the rain (noun) on my roof overnight."

Answer 4

PLANT can be used as a noun (person,place,or thing) and as a verb(an action or "doing" word).

EXAMPLE:

1. A few days after I watered my plant, a few tiny green leaves appeared on its stem. (NOUN)
2. I wanted to plant a vegetable garden this summer so I can make fresh garden salads for dinner. (VERB)

Answer 5

The word "plant" can be a verb because you can "plant a tree". "Planting" a tree is an action and an action in grammar is called a verb. The word "plant" can also be a noun. A plant can be a noun as a thing that grows from the earth. For example a rubber plant or a snake plant. These two things grow for the earth. The word "plant" in this case is used as a noun.