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nearcanbeanadjective(JJ),anadverb(RB)orapreposition(IN). 4PROBLEMATICCASES 28<br />

EXAMPLES: Wewerenear/IN<strong>the</strong>station. But: Theyhadapproachedquitenear/RB. Thenear/JJside<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>moon<br />

In<strong>the</strong>collocationnear(er)to,near(er)isanadverb(RB)orcomparativeadverb(RBR).The colloquialuse<strong>of</strong>nearerwithoutafollowingtoshouldalsobetaggedasacomparativeadverb(RBR). Wewerevery/RBnear/RB<strong>the</strong>station.<br />

EXAMPLES: Wewerenearer/RBRto<strong>the</strong>station. Wewerenearer/RBR<strong>the</strong>station. Wewerenear/RBto<strong>the</strong>station.<br />

nextcanbeanadjective(JJ),anadverb(RB)or(inarchaicusage)apreposition(IN). EXAMPLE: Igrasp<strong>the</strong>hands<strong>of</strong>thosenext/INme. Theylivenext/RBto/TO<strong>the</strong>park. Thenext/JJtrain<br />

nocanbeadeterminer(DT).<br />

Itcanalsobeanadverb(RB). EXAMPLE: Wehaveno/DTsolutiontothatdicultyasyet.<br />

EXAMPLE: Finally,as<strong>the</strong>opposite<strong>of</strong>yes,itisaninterjection(UH). Sheisno/RBlongerheroldself.<br />

notisanadverb(RB),asisitscontracted<strong>for</strong>mn't. nooneshouldbetaggedno/DTone/NN;initshyphenated<strong>for</strong>mno-one,itshouldbetaggedNN.<br />

oisaparticle(RP)in<strong>the</strong>collocationswello,bettero,badlyo,worseo. oneIngeneral,oneshouldbetaggedasacardinalnumber(CD)evenwhenitssenseisnotclearlythat<strong>of</strong> EXAMPLE: anumeral.<br />

However,whenitisusedasanimpersonalthirdpersonpronoun,itisapronoun(PP).<br />

one/CD<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>bestreasons

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