What part of speech is the word "anger"? | The Grammar Exchange

yasukottaMember

Hi! Could I ask you what part of speech is the word "anger" in the following sentence:

(1) He is slow to anger.

I thought that the "anger" there would be an intransitive verb, but I just realized that it might be a noun.

I would appreciate it if you could share your thought. Thank you!

6/29/2211:15 PM

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ahmed_btmMember

Hi, Yasukotta,

@yasukotta posted:
Hi! Could I ask you what part of speech is the word "anger" in the following sentence:

(1) He is slow to anger.

I thought that the "anger" there would be an intransitive verb, but I just realized that it might be a noun.

I would appreciate it if you could share your thought. Thank you!

I see that 'anger' here is an intransitive verb in the infinitive form. According to Collins Dictionary and LDOCE, 'slow to' is followed by an infinitive, so 'anger' can't be a noun here.

https://www.collinsdictionary....tionary/english/slow

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/slow

yasukottaMember

Hi, Ahmed,

Thank you, you helped me a lot!

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