Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the correct part of speech for the underlined word.

They arrived after us.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. preposition

  4. adjective

  5. interjection
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C Correct answer
Explanation

"After" is a preposition in this sentence because it is followed by the pronoun "us," which acts as its object. It establishes a temporal relationship between the arrival of "They" and "us." If it weren't followed by an object, it might function as an adverb.

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