What type of word ends in ing?

What type of word ends in ing?

A verb ending in -ing is either a present participle or a gerund.

What do adjectives usually end with?

For instance, some adjectives end in -y, -ary, or -ate (or any other suffix for that matter). These words can be nouns, adverbs, verbs, or adjectives. The key to knowing whether a word is an adjective is to look at where it is and what it's doing in the sentence.

Can a sentence end with an adjective?

It isn't incorrect to end a sentence with an adjective. However, in this sentence, you should use "exceptionally," not "exceptional," because adjectives (such as "exceptional") describes nouns, while you're describing a verb (playing), so you should use the adverbial form of the adjective "exceptional."