"Big hands" - these words as a whole, like for example if a company was called 'big hands'... if 'big hands' was seen in the dictionary, what would it be classed as... a noun, adj, etc?
weird i know but need an answer... thanks!! x
2007-02-02 06:41:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
basically a description of a person with big hands... in other words..!
2007-02-02 07:02:35 · update #1
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Im trying to describe a person with big hands, so would it be an adjective if big hands was for example a phrase, because im describing the noun - hands- as big..?! thanks! x
2007-02-02 07:06:42 · update #2
if a company was called 'big hands' it would be a noun- a proper name.
if someone has big hands, you can't group the two terms under under one label;
'hands' are things, so thats a noun.
'big' is a describing word, so it's an adjective.
if you really had to group them under one term though, I think adjective would be the best fit, since you could describe someone as a person with big hands, just like 'tall' is an adjective. But to really make 'big hands' an adjective, you'd have to say 'big-handed', and Im not entirely sure if that's acceptable!!
2007-02-02 07:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by cyanideprincess0008 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Big hands would be a noun qualified by an adjective. If you want to describe a person then use the adjective "big-handed"
2007-02-02 07:10:51 · answer #2 · answered by Shona L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Big is an adjective, hands is a noun. BIG HANDS CO would be a proper noun. Big hands would not be together in a dictionary as it is normally not a compound word except in the case of a proper name.
2007-02-02 06:46:05 · answer #3 · answered by fancyname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is the name of a company, it is a proper noun. Separately, "big" is an adjective and "hands" is a noun. But together as one unit, as the name of a company, it is considered a proper noun :-)
2007-02-02 06:46:43 · answer #4 · answered by surfchika 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
big is an adjective
hands is a noun (a common noun)
If Big Hands was the name of the company then Big Hands would be a noun (this time a proper noun)
2007-02-02 07:52:53 · answer #5 · answered by used to live in Wales 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
big is an adjective==describes things
hand is a noun
hands the plural
2007-02-02 06:46:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That "were" isn't a passive verb. It's a being verb. But if your teacher does something stupid by rote like deduct a point for each being verb or auxiliary verb, I'd come back by rote with something like: "Julius Caesar and Sulla both dictated during the Civil War. People had a general belief that someone assassinated Julius Caesar because they thought that he would try to overthrow the Republic." See why being verbs can be useful? Tell your teacher that.
2016-03-29 01:45:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well big is an adjective, and hands is a noun. If you had to group them together it would be a noun - name.
2007-02-02 06:45:52 · answer #8 · answered by mels211 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
'Big' is adjective and 'hands' is noun.
2007-02-02 07:05:15 · answer #9 · answered by Grom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋