April 24, 201313 yr and you get to the line: "thy will be done" are you saying "will" as a helping verb or as a noun?
April 24, 201313 yr Author When I hear people reciting it often sounds to me like they're saying it as a helping verb.
April 24, 201313 yr Two grammar threads in one day? I had a middle school teacher that would love this right now.
April 24, 201313 yr I am getting out my diagramming sentence charts...... Just gave me PTSD just thinking about diagramming sentances.
April 24, 201313 yr Author "Thy" is an adjective which means "will" has to be a noun. Correct. Listen Sunday and see if it sounds like a noun or a verb. Maybe it's just me but....
April 24, 201313 yr Correct. Listen Sunday and see if it sounds like a noun or a verb. Maybe it's just me but.... I think I will be thinking about this thread when I should be thinking about God! On a sadder note, I bet a lot of people have no clue what they are saying beyond reciting the next set of words.
April 24, 201313 yr It's a noun in that sentence. Correct, similar to Darth Vader's quote: "What is thy will, my master?"
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