Name the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence:

Don’t loiter about the street.

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answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

●        A loiterer is someone who moves or stands around aimlessly.
●        Option 1 - Because the word "about" does not add extra information to any verb, adjective, or another adverb, it is not an adverb. Option 1 is therefore untrue.
●        Option 2 - The noun "the street" is not described by the word "around." Option 2 is therefore erroneous.
●        Option 4 - "About" is not a verb because it does not describe the subject's state of being. Option 4 is therefore erroneous.
●        Option 3: The word "about" is a preposition that denotes "on the subject of" or "related to." It means "on the street" in this context. The right response is therefore option 3.

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