Hi All
What is the parts of speech of While in the following sentence ?.
Sit down and take rest a while.
I think it as adjective as it adds meaning to rest.But the author mentioned answer as noun.
Parts of speech of "while" in sentence
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Re: Parts of speech of "while" in sentence
Sit down and take rest [for] a while.
Now does it look more like a noun?
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