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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Which part of speech is 'back'

Hi teachers,
Which part of speech is 'back' in the following sentence? Is it an adjective?
By then, he was out of the hospital and back at work.

Thanks in advance.
  

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Adverb.

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27 Answers
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An adjective, as in having returned.
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Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
Back answers how he was or what he was.

TS
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i insist 'back' is used as an adverb here.
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"Back" here is an adverb of course.
Thinking SpainBack answers how he was or what he was.
Better words: indicate, explain, refer to. You shouldn't use "answer" here.

Cheers
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I still maintain 'back' is used as an adverb here.
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Hi,
Thanks for your replies and advice.
Then, back explains how he was, doesn't it?

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It refers to the previous condition or activity.
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Hi haroon,
Thanks for your reply.
Then the sentence, 'By then he was out of the hospital and back at work, could be explained by 'By then he was out of the hospital and had returned to work'. Right?

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Thinking SpainBy then he was out of the hospital and back at work, could be explained by 'By then he had been out of the hospital and returned to work.
Had been/was
I prefer "Had been".
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