It can be, or it can stand alone as an adverb or adjective. There are two or more forms of "down" that are nouns.
No. The word lay is a verb. It cannot be a preposition.
Down the hole he went.
Down can be an adverb, but can also begin a prepositional phrase. Example: He jumped down. (adverb) The rabbit ran down the hole. (preposition - down into the hole) We drove down the wrong road. (preposition -We drove on the wrong road)
The preposition is up.
"Upside down" has three morphemes: up (preposition), side (root word), and down (adverb).
PREPOSITION
The phrase "down the windy road" is a prepositional phrase, one that modifies the word traveling. The preposition is simply "down."
No. The word lay is a verb. It cannot be a preposition.
Down the hole he went.
Large is not a preposition. It is an adjective. A preposition is a word that starts a phrase such as OF the people. Other prepositions include: in, out, aboard, about, at, as, beyond, down, up and near.
Down can be an adverb, but can also begin a prepositional phrase. Example: He jumped down. (adverb) The rabbit ran down the hole. (preposition - down into the hole) We drove down the wrong road. (preposition -We drove on the wrong road)
Conjunction
The preposition is up.
Down is a preposition BUT in this sentence it is part of the phrasal verb -- fell down. Sometimes a preposition in a phrasal verb is called a particle
No the word every is not a preposition.
Probably down.Run down is a phrasal verb made up of two parts the verb run and the preposition down. It is used like a single word
"Upside down" has three morphemes: up (preposition), side (root word), and down (adverb).