Parts of speech
Please do suggest whether the identification of the parts of the speech are correct or not.
Still waters run deep. Still -adjective
He still lives in that house. Still - adverb
After the storm comes the calm. After - proposition
The after effects of the drug are bad. After - adjective
The up train is late. Up - adjective
It weighs about a pound. About - proposition
He told us all about the battle. About - adjective
He was only a yard off? me. Off - proposition
Suddenly one of the wheels came off - proposition
Muslims fast in the month of Ramzan. Fast- noun
He is on the committee. On - preposition
Let us move on. On - adjective
Sit down and rest for a while. While- verb
I will watch while you sleep. While - conjunction
They while away their evenings with books and games. While - adjective
Top answer
" All adjectives are noun modifiers, but not all noun modifiers are adjectives. A proposition is not a part of speech. I have highlighted the incorrect answers.
- " All adjectives are noun modifiers, but not all noun modifiers are adjectives.
- A proposition is not a part of speech.
- I have highlighted the incorrect answers.
- Still waters run deep.
- Still -adjective He still lives in that house.
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It is more precise linguistically to say "noun modifier" rather than "adjective." All adjectives are noun modifiers, but not all noun modifiers are adjectives.
A proposition is not a part of speech. I have highlighted the incorrect answers.
Still waters run deep. Still -adjective
He still lives in that house. Still - adverb
After the storm comes the calm.
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