The word 'tired' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to tire. The past participle is also an adjective.
The noun form for the verb to tire is the gerund, tiring.
The noun form for the adjective tired is tiredness.
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The word tired is the past tense of the verb to tire. The noun form is the gerund, tiring.The word tired is also an adjective The noun form is tiredness.
The word 'tired' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to tire. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.The noun form of the verb to tire is the gerund, tiring.The noun form of the adjective tired is tiredness.
Yes, the word tired can be a predicate nominative when it 'renames' the subject. Predicate nominatives follow a 'linking' verb. Examples: Mary is tired. (Mary = tired) Mary became tired. (Mary > tired) They were tired. (They = tired) When used with a non-linking verb, tired is not a predicate nominative. Examples: That dog is a tired old thing. (tired is an adjective modifying the object or the sentence) The tired kids were ready for a nap. (tired is an adjective modifying the subject of the sentence)
That is the correct spelling of the word "tired" (fatigued).
In the sentence "Your feet are tired", the simple subject is "feet": Note that "feet" is the only noun in the sentence, and the only pronoun, "your", is in its possessive case, not suitable for a sentence subject.