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Thread: use of adverbs and prepositions
- 25-Mar-2004, 17:45 #1Anonymous Guest
use of adverbs and prepositions Can a preposition (behind, up, down, by) be used as an adverb?
- 25-Mar-2004, 20:16 #2
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Re: use of adverbs and prepositions Yes, they all can be used as adverbs.
Originally Posted by nigel4
For examples: #1 The others are a long way behind.
#2 They live up in the mountains.
#3 She jumped down off the chair.
#4 Time goes by so quickly.
- 27-Mar-2004, 20:51 #3
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Teacher Re: use of adverbs and prepositions It is a small difference, but these words are prepositions when they are used as prepositions and they are adverbs when they are used as adverbs. Words can be classified as more than one part of speech. :wink: Originally Posted by nigel4
