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Vocabulary

Worth

It's worth a fortune.

Is worth a preposition in the above?

  

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It's worth a fortune . No, "worth" is an adjective here. It's one of just a very small number of adjectives that require a noun phrase as complement (in this case "a fortune").

  • It's worth a fortune .
  • No, "worth" is an adjective here.
  • It's one of just a very small number of adjectives that require a noun phrase as complement (in this case "a fortune").
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It's worth a fortune.

No, "worth" is an adjective here. It's one of just a very small number of adjectives that require a noun phrase as complement (in this case "a fortune").

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