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Hanuman_2000 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Abroad

Hello,

1. He came from abroad.

Here "abroad" is an adverb and "from" is a preposition.

I was taught that the preposition is mostly followed by a noun / pronoun / a noun phrase or gerund.

Is the 'abroad' after "from" a noun?

Thanks.
  

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hanuman_2000 Hello,1. I was taught that the preposition is mostly followed by a noun / pronoun / a noun phrase or gerund. Is the 'abroad' after "from" a noun?

— Canadian45

  • hanuman_2000 Hello,1.
  • I was taught that the preposition is mostly followed by a noun / pronoun / a noun phrase or gerund.
  • Is the 'abroad' after "from" a noun?
  • By all common sense "abroad" should be a noun' just like 'Alaska' would be in that sentence.
  • But it has been decided that "abroad" is an adjective and an adverb.
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hanuman_2000Hello,1. He came from abroad.Here "abroad" is an adverb and "from" is a preposition.I was taught that the preposition is mostly followed by a noun / pronoun / a noun phrase or gerund.
Is the 'abroad' after "from" a noun? By all common sense "abroad" should be a noun' just like 'Alaska' would be in that senten
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Hello,

My dictionary says it an adverb. But it is the complement of the preposition 'from' that makes it difficult to understand.

Could any teacher please comment on it?

Thanks.
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hanuman_2000Could any teacher please comment on it?
Canadian45 already has.

'Abroad' is a bit anomalous, like 'here' and 'there' (I come from right here; I've just come from there.) Some dictionaries also list it as a noun:

noun
7.a foreign land or lands: 'imports from abroad'.
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