as in:
He sat beside me at lunch this afternoon.
"beside" is a preposition.
"at" is a preposition.
2006-08-14 04:00:20 · 7 answers · asked by Amber 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Actually it is a demonstrative adjective.
The demonstrative adjectives ``this,'' ``these,'' ``that,'' ``those,'' and ``what'' are identical to the demonstrative pronouns, but are used as adjectives to modify nouns or noun phrases.
I hope this helps.
2006-08-14 04:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
NO!! "This" is NEVER a preposition. It is either a demonstrative pronoun or adjective. In the sentence you have written, it is an adjective modifying afternoon.
I hope this helps.
2006-08-14 11:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PrePOSITIONS often show POSITION. See, it's built right into the word.
And yes, beside and at are both prepositions.
2006-08-14 05:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, "this" is generally a modifier. A trick I learned for prepositions....
"At the tree"
"Beside the tree"
"Around the tree"
"Under the tree"
etc.
"This the tree" doesn't fit.
2006-08-14 04:39:16 · answer #4 · answered by taeylor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, "this" is an adjective telling you what afternoon.
2006-08-14 12:41:59 · answer #5 · answered by lightsaber_tech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-14 04:04:49 · answer #6 · answered by nicomp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"this" is an adjective describing "which afternoon."
2006-08-14 04:07:22 · answer #7 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋