The Same Word used as Different Part Of Speech
At
the end of the lesson the students will be able to know how same words are used
in different parts of speech.
Here are the few examples of the same words which belong to different parts of speech. Note that it is the function or use which determines which part of speech a particular word belongs to.
|
Next |
Adjective
Adverb Preposition |
I
shall see you next Tuesday. What next? She was sitting next her. |
|
|
Noun |
He will tell you more about it
in his next. |
|
Right |
Verb
Adjective Noun Adverb |
This
is a fault that will right itself.
He is the right man for the
position. I ask it as a right. Serves her right! She stood right in
my way. |
|
Little |
Adjective Adverb |
There is little danger in going to that place. Thomas eats very little. |
|
More |
Adjective Pronoun
Adverb |
We want more women like her. More of us are getting stressed out
at work nowadays. Ron should talk less and work more. |
|
Only |
Adjective Adverb
Conjunction |
It
was her only chance. She was only foolish. Take what I have, only ( = but) let me go. |
|
Over |
Adverb Noun
Preposition |
Read it over carefully. In
one over he took three wickets. At
thirty, a change came over her. |
|
Why |
Interro. Adverb Relative Adverb Interjection Noun |
Why did you do it?. I know the reason why she did it. Why, it is surely Tom! This is not the time to go into the whyand the how of it. |
|
What |
Inter.
Adjective Interjection Inter. Pronoun
Relative Pronoun |
What evidence have you got? What! you don't mean to say so? What
does she want? Give me what you can. What happened then, I do not know. |
|
Up |
Adverb
Preposition Adjective Noun |
Prices are up. Let her go up the mountain. The
next up train will leave here at
11.30. I have had my ups and downs
of fortune. |
|
Since |
Preposition |
Since that evening, I have not seen her. |
|
|
Conjunction Adverb |
Since there's no hope, let us kiss and part. I have not met her since. |
|
Before |
Adverb
Preposition Conjunction |
I have seen you before. She came before
the appointed time. Jim went away before
I came. |
|
Even |
Adjective
Verb Adverb |
The chances are even. Let them even the ground. Does she even suspect the
danger? |
|
Both |
Adjective
Pronoun Conjunction |
You cannot have it both ways. Both of them are dead. Both the cashier and the
accountant are handsome. |
|
Either |
Adjective
Pronoun Conjunction |
Either ball is good enough. Ask either of them. Peter must either work or starve. |
|
Above |
Preposition Adjective
Adverb |
We flew above the clouds. Have you read the above sentence? See above. |
|
Back |
Noun
Adverb Adjective Verb |
I have a pain in the back. I will come back in five minutes. Have
you closed the back door? He backed his car through the gate. |
|
Better |
Adjective
Adverb Noun Verb |
This
watch is better than that. He
sings better than you. You should respect your betters. Living conditions have bettered
a great deal. |
|
Down |
Adverb
Preposition Adjective Verb |
The
little girl feels down. He ran down the hill. We caught the down train. The government downed the opposition. |
|
Like |
Verb
Preposition Noun Adjective |
Children
like sweets. He climbs like a cat. You won’t see his like again. Ravindra and his brother are very like. |
|
Near |
Preposition
Adjective Verb Adverb |
He lives near the station. Most of my near relatives live abroad. He got nervous as the examinationsneared. I went near enough to see over it. |
|
Round |
Adjective
Preposition Adverb Noun Verb |
The earth is round. The boys ran round the tree. Will
you come round to our house this
evening? We won the first round of
the tennis cup. The child’s eyes rounded with excitement. |
