Parts of Speech

The word 'before' modifies the verb 'seen' by telling when the action occurred. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Here, 'before' answers 'when' she was seen, making it an adverb of time.

The word 'before' is followed by the object 'mine', showing it functions as a preposition. Prepositions show relationships between words and always take an object. Here, it indicates position in seniority relative to 'mine.'

The word 'bettered' describes an action Usha performed - she improved or surpassed her records. It's the past tense verb form. Verbs express actions or states of being. The '-ed' ending is a common past tense verb marker.

 Elders is a noun.

The word 'both' modifies the noun phrase 'these books,' telling which books are wanted. When placed before a noun, 'both' functions as an adjective/determiner specifying quantity. It's not the main noun or performing an action.

The word 'Both' stands alone as the subject of the sentence, referring to two previously mentioned people or things. When 'both' functions independently as a subject or object (without modifying a following noun), it's a pronoun.

The word 'better' modifies the verb 'sings' by describing how the action is performed. Adverbs modify verbs, and 'better' tells the manner of singing. When comparing how actions are done, the comparative form 'better' is an adverb.

The word 'better' modifies the noun 'doctor,' describing what kind of doctor he is. Adjectives modify nouns. When comparing qualities of people or things, 'better' functions as an adjective modifying the noun.

The word 'Both' works with 'and' to connect two noun phrases ('Joseph' and 'his wife'). This makes it a coordinating conjunction. Conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses. Here, 'both...and' is a correlative conjunction structure.

The word 'but' modifies 'try' by limiting it to mean 'only' or 'just.' Here, 'but' functions as an adverb meaning 'only' or 'no more than.' The sentence means 'We can only try' or 'We have no option except to try.'

The word 'but' connects two contrasting ideas: 'she is intelligent' and 'her brother is not.' This coordinating function makes 'but' a conjunction. Conjunctions join clauses or show contrast between ideas.

The word 'both' modifies 'want' as a subject pronoun referring to the speakers. When 'both' is used with a verb and no following noun, it functions as a pronoun meaning 'the two of us.' It replaces the specific nouns it refers to.

The word 'Both' stands alone as the subject referring to two people/things. In 'Both of them,' 'Both' functions as a pronoun meaning 'the two.' The structure 'Both of [pronoun]' is a standard pronoun construction.

In this sentence, 'but' functions as a preposition meaning 'except.' When used with a personal pronoun after it, the preposition 'but' takes the objective case, so 'he' is actually incorrect (it should be 'him'), but the part of speech identification is correct. The word connects the subject 'No one' with the pronoun 'he' and indicates exclusion.

In 'I have no intention but to help you,' the word 'but' functions as a conjunction that can be understood as 'that not.' It introduces the subordinate clause 'to help you' and connects it to the main clause. This is a specialized usage of 'but' as a conjunction meaning 'except that.'