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The lake was near bursting point as it had been raining heavily for weeks.

What part of speech is NEAR here? and WHY?

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    Nima, try to learn the formatting. All your questions require editing.
    – Maulik V
    Commented Mar 18, 2014 at 12:40
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    I am so sorry. OK.
    – nima
    Commented Mar 18, 2014 at 12:52
  • See merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near
    – nxx
    Commented Mar 18, 2014 at 18:58
  • This sentence doesn't appear to be grammatical.
    – user230
    Commented Mar 20, 2014 at 12:43

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Near is a preposition. Here it describes the level of the water in the lake, so it is said to be near the bursting point. That is, the level of water is near the bursting point.

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