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Slow down or you will fall off what part of speech is slow in this sentence?

In the sentence "Slow down or you will fall off," the word "slow" is an adjective.

Here's why:

* Adjectives modify nouns. In this sentence, "slow" modifies the verb "down", which is acting as a noun (a noun phrase representing the action of slowing down).

* Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. While "slow" can be an adverb, in this case, it's describing the act of "down", which is functioning as a noun.

Therefore, "slow" acts as an adjective in this sentence.

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