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"knot" in a sentence as a noun and a verb

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Answered by SparshaM
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Answer:

Knot as a Noun : Can you break the knot?

Knot as a verb : Her long lavish hair was knotted nicely.

Explanation:

  • The word knot is used as a noun and a verb. Above sentences admit it.

  • Modal auxiliary verb, can has been used to form the sentence. Knot in the first sentence is a noun. It is an Interrogative Sentence .

  • In the second sentence knot is doing the role of a main verb. The sentence is written in simple past tense. 'Knotted' is past form of 'knot'. It is a simple sentence.

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Answered by rmb
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Knot as a noun:

  • The knot was so tight that I struggled with it for an hour.
  • The bride’s hair was tied up in a neat knot.
  • She got her pants’ drawstrings in a knot.
  • It takes patience to untie a knot.

In all these sentences, ‘knot’ is a thing, and therefore, a noun.

Knot as a verb:

  • She can knot the rope well.
  • I can teach you how to knot your hair.
  • Sailors knot the rope at regular intervals.

In these sentences ‘knot’ is an action and hence a verb.

Many words are used both as nouns and verbs.

  • In some cases the spellings vary.
  • For example, ‘advice’ is a noun while ‘advise’ is a verb.
  • In other cases, the spellings also remain the same, as with ‘knot’.

More on using a word as a noun and a verb:

https://brainly.in/question/15978251?msp_srt_exp=6

https://brainly.in/question/41075822?msp_srt_exp=6

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