Question

Dear departed class 10
‘ What are they coming for? They haven’t been here for ages.’
What part of speech is the word ‘ages’ used for?

Answer 1

Hey mate ☺

Here the word ' ages ' is used to show the time period.The given line means , that they have never been there for a long period of time.Such words are used to make the lines of the story.Here the word ages is hyperbole.

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