2007-03-11 19:54:37 · 7 answers · asked by Erika! E 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Spanish is my first language, so I'm still learning English, and speculating is one of the word I don't really know. Sorry.
2007-03-11 20:02:35 · update #1
These sentences sound like verbs. Are they really adjectives?
2007-03-11 20:10:01 · update #2
Are you sure the word is "speculating"? That is usually used as a verb. "Speculative" is an adjective. Try "The topic for her report is just speculative until she does more research." In this case, "speculative" is a predicate adjective (an adjective that is placed after the verb but that modifies the subject) and modifies "topic."
2007-03-11 20:19:35 · answer #1 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To speculate means to suppose that something may be true, or to take a position in some market in the hopes of a favorable price change.
- Until the cosmic background radiation was discovered, it was just speculation that the red shift arose from a "big bang."
- Commodities trader Smith, speculating on an increase in the price of gold, bought ten contracts for May delivery at $660 per ounce.
2007-03-12 03:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am speculating, that you really do not understand the meaning of the word?
2007-03-12 03:00:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm just speculating here, but don't you think that maybe Mrs. Mayfair could have murdered Mr. Smith since they were lovers for 17 years?
2007-03-12 03:03:37 · answer #4 · answered by Sally M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are speculating how to use this word.
2007-03-12 03:03:17 · answer #5 · answered by Hawkster 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you don't have to continue speculating, I shall tell you instead.
2007-03-12 03:03:18 · answer #6 · answered by Chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am speculating about what answer i should give
2007-03-12 03:09:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋