The word 'down' is used as an adverb to describe 'where' something is happening, going, etc. I.e. it describes the action/verb. E.g. The escalator goes down to the first floor. (NB: adverbs are used to describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs)
'Down' is also used as an adjective (describing a noun): E.g. The stockmarket is down. Or, She is feeling down today.
If 'down' is used as a verb in a sentence, its meaning is: to swallow or drink something quickly or all at once; to devour or eat immoderately. E.g. I downed the drink quickly.
The word may also be used as part of various phrasal verbs, such as: let down, bring down, slow down, etc.
"Down" can also be a preposition, e.g. "He walked down the road".
Down would be a preposition. PrePOSITION is an easy way to figure out if a word is a preposition or not. If it tells you where the subject/direct object is, then it is most likely a preposition.
The noun 'heritage' is an abstract noun, a word for a combination of ingredients which have been passed down from previous generations; heritage is a word for a concept.
Yes, the word 'legacy' is a noun, a word for property or money left to someone by will; a bequest; anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor; a word for a thing.
No, "fell down" is not a common noun; it is a verb phrase. Common nouns are words that refer to general items, people, or places, such as "dog," "city," or "car." In contrast, "fell down" describes an action rather than a person, place, or thing.
The word down is a noun in that sentence.
Shock is a noun and a verb. Noun: She was in shock when her unattended car rolled down the hill and crashed into a house. Verb: Your actions shock me.
No, the word "down" is not a proper noun. It is a common noun used to describe a direction or a lower position.
no it is not
The collective noun is an avalanche of rocks.
The noun Down Syndrome is a proper, compound noun; a word for a congenital disorder arising from a chromosome defect, a thing. The condition is named for John Langdon Down who fist to publish the range of symptoms as a single disorder. The common noun form 'syndrome' can be used for the condition, but the word 'Down' must be capitalized as a proper noun, the name of the person and the name of the condition.
The common noun in that sentence is 'slide'.
Yes, the compound word 'footsteps' is a noun, the plural form of the noun 'footstep'; a word for the setting down of a foot, or the sound so produced by the setting down of a foot; a word for a thing.
"Highway" is a common noun, while "shore" is a common noun as well.
Yes, the noun 'down' is a common noun; a uncountable noun for the soft, fluffy feathers of a bird; a count noun as a football term and a word for rolling hills.A proper noun is the name or a person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Professor Phillip Downs, Florida State University, Dept. of MarketingDown Hill Drive, Ballwin, MO or Down Street, Collingwood, VIC AustraliaCasino Ocean Downs, Berlin, MD"Down River" a novel by John Hart
The noun 'heritage' is an abstract noun, a word for a combination of ingredients which have been passed down from previous generations; heritage is a word for a concept.
Yes, the noun 'down' is a word for a rolling grassy upland, often expressed in the plural, 'downs'. Both are common nouns as a general word for this type of landscape. The noun 'South Downs' is a proper noun, the name of a specific place. The noun 'down' is also an uncountable noun as a word for the small soft feathers of a bird or short soft hair growth. The noun 'down' is a countable noun as a word for a low or falling period, or a play in football.
The word 'it' is not a noun, 'it' is a pronoun, a word that replaces a noun. A pronoun can replace a common or a proper noun. Example:common noun: Bring the firewood in here, itbelongs in this bin.proper noun: They tore down the Boise Middle School. It was on that corner.
The noun hand-me-down is a singular, common, compound noun. There are three types of compound nouns:open spaced: tennis shoe, front door, paint brushhyphenated: mother-in-law, fifty-five, six-packclosed: bathtub, baseball, houseboat