"There are more chairs in the room opposite if you need them."
Is "opposite" adjective in this sentence? I think it can't be a preposition, as it hasn't any noun follow the opposite.
Can we rewrite as?
"There are more chairs in the room which is opposite if you need them."
It's an adjective. Forget your rewrite - it's clunky and inelegant.
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It's an adjective.
Forget your rewrite - it's clunky and inelegant.