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Cup cake Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

About.

Hi Everyone,

I'm still working on the word - ABOUT.

I'm a bit confused as to whether the word ABOUT in this sentence is an adverb or a preposition.

'I've got friends coming over at about 3pm.'

My guess is it's a preposition.

It also answers the question - when?

So, I'm a bit confused.

Thanks
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Top answer

I've changed my mind. I think it's an adverb. I hope I'm right.

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I've changed my mind. I think it's an adverb.

I hope I'm right. Emotion: embarrassed
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Cup cakeMy guess is it's a preposition.
Yes, it is in these sentences:

Please come at / before / after / about 3 pm.

But in these, it's adverbial
At approximately / about 3 pm we will be serving drinks.
We had a great family get-together. All the children were having fun and running about
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Thanks AlpheccaStars. Emotion: drinks

I wish I could see EVERYTHING as clearly as many of the great teachers on this site.
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Cup cakeMy guess is it's a preposition.
I disagree; it's an adverb meaning "approximately".
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OMG...now I'm majority confused!

Is it possible to get a consensus on this question?
Emotion: surprise
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Cup cakeIs it possible to get a consensus on this question?
There is a consensus.
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Cup cakeOMG...now I'm majority confused!Is it possible to get a consensus on this question?
Please go through the definition of preposition, and it will tell you that AlpheccaStars is correct.
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All the dictionaries that I've looked at call it an adverb.
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I have no doubt at all that it's an adverb in at about 3pm. I'm not sure what it is if we drop the 'at'. Unlike AS, I think it's still an adverb, with the same meaning - 'approximately'.
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fivejedjonI have no doubt at all that it's an adverb in at about 3pm. I'm not sure what it is if we drop the 'at'. Unlike AS, I think it's still an adverb, with the same meaning - 'approximately'.
For me, even without "at", I can't see the word "about" being a preposition in "friends coming over about 3 pm" (assuming that's valid English). "3 pm" doesn't seem
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