KarenC Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 The English test was easy for him. What part of speech is for? Thanks, Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekarl2 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Generally you cannot determine part of speech by a word standing alone. It must be in the sentence. BUT ... "for" is usually a preposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenC Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Generally you cannot determine part of speech by a word standing alone. It must be in the sentence. BUT ... "for" is usually a preposition. But, it seemed a little strange in this case. Thanks, Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekarl2 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Was it in a sentence? Post the whole sentence and I'll confirm. blessings, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Was it in a sentence? Post the whole sentence and I'll confirm. blessings, I assumed she meant the sentence in her post - The English test was easy for him. I vote preposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LND1218 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Looks like a prep to me. "for him" - his is the Obj of the prep and for is the prep. Dd thinks it's a prep too in that sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekarl2 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I assumed she meant the sentence in her post - The English test was easy for him. I vote preposition. :tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie::tongue_smilie:What an idiot I am! I thought you were talking about your son taking a test and that being a question on it. DUH!!! Yup, preposition. "for him" is a prepositional phrase that modifies "was." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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