Name the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence:
He was only a yard off me.

Preposition

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Conjunction

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Noun

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Pronoun

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Solution

The correct option is A Preposition
Here, 'off' as a preposition is correct because it implies situated or leading in a direction away from something. Here, he was only 'situated a yard away from' me.
'Off' as a noun is incorrect because it implies the start of a race, journey, or experience.

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