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Is the word "average" used as verb or adjective or noun in this sentence? Ex. They vary in width from a few meters to 1,500 meters (average 200 meters). Is the word "average" used as verb or adjective or noun in this sentence?
2011年7月17日 12:26
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"Average" is used here a noun. (average 200 meters) = (with an average of 200 meters) When working with numbers, the sentences are often shortened to save space. It is assumed that the reader knows what words are implied. "Average" can also be used as a verb. "The widths average 200 meters." The idea is the same either way. The important point is that the average of the widths is 200 meters.
2011年7月17日
average 200m = The average is 200m. Now you see it is a noun.
2011年7月17日
That's an interesting question, but we cannot really say whether "average" is a noun, verb or adjective in the sentence, because as you can see, it is not really a full sentence! It could be used as a noun : The average is 200m. OR They have an average of 200m. It could be used as a verb: They average 200m. But it would be a little strange or illogical if it was used as an adjective: An average 200m. Normally the average is calculated from many different numbers, and if they are ALL exactly 200m, the average would always be 200m and we would not use the word at all. In the same way, it would not be logical to talk about a long 200m or a short 200m. It might be an interesting 200m, or an exciting 200m but an average 200m just sounds like the 200m is not too boring!
2011年7月17日
average is an adjective,also a verb.
2011年7月17日
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