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by HSPA » Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:24 am
effect is noun.. after shall be adjective
dk.2000 wrote:The after effects of the drug are bad.

what part of speech is after here..??
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by Gotama » Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:59 am
> The after effects of the drug are bad.

Try removing the word and see what happens.

> The effects of the drug are bad.

The sentence still makes sense, and it should be obvious here that "effects" is a noun.

Adding in the word "after" modifies the noun "effects", so it is an adjective.
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