A spendthrift (also profligate or prodigal) is a person who spends a lot of money and is excessive and wasteful, typically to the point where his or her spending exceeds his o.r her reso.urces..Spendthrift" comes from an outdated definition of the word "thrift" ?that refers to riches rather than frugality, hence a "spendthrift" is someone who has wasted their wealth.
It is used to spot out several mechanical and grammatical errors within a piece of writing. Overall, it is used to trim and add decorations to the product (your writing)
<span>George Orwell was hesitant to kill the elephant,
but also felt that he needed to do his duty in a situation where he mustn’t show
any weakness to the townspeople. He had to be cruel and at the same time,
pitiful.</span>
Answer:
Adverb
Explanation:
In the sentence "The street lights are shining brightly at my window" there is no participle, only verb, "shinning". The word "brightly" is acting as an adverb, modifying the verb, "shinning" in the sentence. Remember, adverbs modify verbs, nouns, adjectives, or pronouns. It describes the manner, degree, extent, such as brightly describes in what manner or degree to which the light shines.