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by palusami on March 17th, 2008

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What word class is the word 'glitters' in the proverb 'all that glitters is not gold?'

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  • by Lady Alathia of Vulcan on March 17th, 2008

    Lady Alathia of Vulcan

    It is an adjective.

    In simple, modern English, the sentence could easily read "Not every shiny thing is made of gold".

    The verb in the sentence is "to be" with the "is" conjugation.

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  • by katespana on March 17th, 2008

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    It's a verb. 'To glitter'.

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  • by Anonymoose on March 17th, 2008

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    I think it is an adjective. "All" being the noun and "glitters" describes "all". Katespana said it is a verb and I can see where that could be true, however the "is" is also a verb in that proverb and while not unheard of it is not usual to have two verbs together in a sentence.

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  • by Mr Sloan on December 15th, 2010

    Mr Sloan

    Before we take this heady question and answer session any further may I mention that a stickler for tradition, and for literature, would point out that the proverb is more correctly 'All that GLISTERS is not gold'.
    True, for everyday English 'glisters' is an obsolete word, but then so are many other words that are even now encapsulated in timeworn phrases, proverbs, group phraseology and sayings when properly expressed.

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