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Is the word in bold an adjective or an adverb? Mr. Chen's cottage on the lake is a sickly shade of green,but he plans to paint it a cheerful yellow colour. adjective adverb

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Is the word in bold an adjective or an adverb? Mr. Chen's cottage on the lake is a sickly shade of green,but he plans to paint it a cheerful yellow colour. adjective adverb

Is the word in bold an adjective or an adverb?
Mr. Chen's cottage on the lake is a sickly shade of green,but he plans to paint it a cheerful yellow
colour.
adjective
adverb

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The word **sickly** is an adjective. It modifies the noun "shade" describing what kind of shade of green it is.<br />
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