In the sentence "The sun is usually blazing hot," how would you analyze "blazing"? Some grammarians, I think, call it a gerund used as an adverb. Gww To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/