The word about is often a preposition. It can be an adverb (to look about, about done) and much less clearly an adjective, in idiomatic forms meaning going or moving about (he was up and about, not many about at that hour).
As separate words, it is plural.We just finished sixteen hours on the job.As a compound adjective, it is singularWe just finished a sixteen-hour shift.
No. The word knot is a noun, meaning a twist in a rope. The unit of speed 'knot' means "nautical mile per hour."
Cautious IS an adjective. An adjective is an action!
The word "it" is not an adjective (it is a pronoun). A word is an adjective if it modifies (defines, characterizes) a noun or pronoun. The big tent - big is an adjective He is tall - tall is an adjective This key - this (while arguably called a determiner) is a demonstrative adjective
No. Hours is a plural noun. There is an adjective "hourly" that refers to things done by or on the hour. if you use 'hour' singularly, you can form the possessive adjective hour's. To do this with 'hours' you would have to create an adverbial (e.g. three hours) and take the possessive of that (e.g. three hours' time).
No. Hour is a noun. The adjective and adverb form is hourly.
The word "hourly" can be used as both an adjective, "pertaining to an hour", or an adverb, "at hourly intervals".
Yes. There should be a hyphen between 72 and hour. The adjective 72-hour modifies the noun hold.
The adjective that describes Catherine when Heathcliff wanted to leave for an hour is defiant. Catherine refuses to let him go and becomes confrontational in her attempt to keep him by her side.
What about the adjective form? e.g.: We went on an hour-and-a-half long drive.
It is a slang adjective used to describe a woman-of-color with an hour-glass figure.
The word about is often a preposition. It can be an adverb (to look about, about done) and much less clearly an adjective, in idiomatic forms meaning going or moving about (he was up and about, not many about at that hour).
No. The adjective or adverb phrase is two words, e.g. We will have to wait at least an hour.
As separate words, it is plural.We just finished sixteen hours on the job.As a compound adjective, it is singularWe just finished a sixteen-hour shift.
Midnight is 12:00. In this sentence, Midnight is a noun.That color is midnight blue. In this sentence, midnight is an adjective.Wait until midnight. NounWait 'til the midnight hour. Adjective
It depends. If you are saying "The store is open 24 hours." then NO. But if you are saying "It is a 24-hour store." then YES you can. It is often hyphenated when used as an adjective preceding a noun. There is no definitive rule, but it is quite common to hyphenate 24-hour in these cases.