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Faisalkhan Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Is it Noun or Adverb?

Our blessings come from above.

  

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I take it you're asking about the word "above"? Ordinarily, I'd say it was a preposition, but it may be possible to make a case for it being a noun here, albeit a special one with a highly idiomatic meaning.

  • I take it you're asking about the word "above"?
  • Ordinarily, I'd say it was a preposition, but it may be possible to make a case for it being a noun here, albeit a special one with a highly idiomatic meaning.
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I take it you're asking about the word "above"?

Ordinarily, I'd say it was a preposition, but it may be possible to make a case for it being a noun here, albeit a special one with a highly idiomatic meaning.

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faisalkhan

Our blessings come from above.

Roandom House Unabridged Dictionary considers above a noun in your sentence.

CB

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