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It can be an adverb: "He ran along beside me." It can also be a preposition: "Somewhere along the way I lost my hat. " It depends on the usage, and the definition can be nuanced. It is an adverb in the sentence "I went along with him" and a preposition in the sentence "The chairs are along the fence."
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The word along can be an adverb, or it can be a preposition.It is an adverb in the sentence "I went along with him" and a preposition in the sentence "The chairs are along the fence."
"Along" is an adverb, or sometimes a preposition, depending upon how it is used in a sentence.
"Along" is the preposition. Other prepositions include "of," "for," "under," "over," and "to."
No, the word 'along' is a preposition and an adverb. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.A preposition is a word that precedes a noun or pronoun, telling its relation to another word in a sentence. Examples: We ran along the stream. (preposition) My sister will go along with us. (adverb) A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. Example: My sister will go along with us. She knows the way. (the pronoun 'she' takes the place of the noun 'sister' in the second sentence)
Yes. the word "along" is a preposition and sidewalk is its object noun. The prepositional phrase is "along the crowded sidewalk" and it modifies the verb "is hurrying" saying where the hurrying is taking place.
The nouns in the sentence are:Gina, proper noun, the name of a person (subject of the sentence);street, common noun, a word for a thing (object of the preposition 'along')The other words are:walked, verb, past tense, intransitive (it has no object);along, preposition;the, article;crowded, adjective, modifies the noun 'street'.
In this adverb form of "with" meaning "accompanying," along is an adverb and with is a preposition.
"Along" is typically considered an adverb rather than a preposition. It can be used as a preposition in some cases, such as "along the road," where it shows relationship between the noun "road" and something else.
no... along is a preposition..
The nouns in the sentence are:Sally, proper noun, the name of a person; subject of the sentence (a proper noun is always capitalized);seashore, common, compound noun; object of the preposition 'along';shells, common, plural noun; object of the preposition 'for'.