A few days ago
i need help with ‘identifying the part of speech’!?
ok, they told me to identify the part of speech for the word in parantheses. here is a question:
Mary walked (down) the hall.
is the word (down) and adjective? please help!
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A few days ago
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It’s a preposition.
Prepositions are usually attached to a noun or noun phrase, showing the position or relationship of one thing to another, for example, he arrived on a bike/ by car/ over an hour ago. Once a prepositional phrase is formed, it usually does the work of an adverb or adjective.
I have a degree in English and Library Science, so I know what I’m talking about.
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A few days ago
down since it modifies the word walked it is more likely an adverb in this scenario.
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A few days ago
down is a preposition. Most prepostions can appear right after the verb (to go) like: go TO, go UP, go DOWN, go AROUND, go IN, etc.
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