Question

119. 'He came before the appointed time.' Which part of speech is before in the
sentence ?
(A) Adverb (B) Adjective (C) Preposition (D) Noun​

Answer 1

Answer:

it will be a preposition.

Answer 2

Before is used as (C) Preposition in the sentence.

• Before indicates relatively earlier a specified time or event.
• Here, before is used as a preposition.
• Prepositions are words or phrases that are used to introduce an object or to express direction, time, place, or location before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase.
• Prepositions are brief words that are used in sentences to show how nouns, pronouns, or phrases relate to other parts of the sentence.
• In the final part of a phrase, prepositions are often used before a noun or pronoun.
• Before can be used as an adverb as well, however it is not in the case of the sentence given to us.

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