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"The exam was coming near."

Is "near" an adj or an adv?

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anonymousan adj or an adv?

adv

CJ

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anonymousIs "near" an adj or an adv?

Well, neither, actually, because an exam can't come near. Let's maker it a tiger. The tiger was coming near. That is rather literary, by the way. "Near" is an adverb there. The adjective looks like "That was a near miss."

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