Question

Activity-6: Let's read the following two lines from the poem 'The Rainbow and see how the word “bridges' is used as different word-class in each line: a) There are bridges on the rivers. b) But the bow that bridges heaven In the first line, the word 'bridges' is a naming word (i.e. Noun), while in the second line it is a doing-word (i.e. Verb) Similarly, 'sail' and 'bow' are two other words which can be used as a noun as well verb.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Boats sail on the rivers,

And ships sail on the seas;

But clouds that sail across the sky

Are prettier far than these.

Theree are bridges on the rivers,

As pretty as you please,

But the bow that bridges heaven,

And overtops the trees,

And builds a road from earth to sky,

Is prettier far than these.