‘There was a small reception following the wedding’. The word ‘following’ in the sentence above is a/an—

✅ কেন সঠিক: In ‘There was a small reception following the wedding’, ‘following’ means ‘after’ and links the noun ‘the wedding’ to the rest of the sentence, so it works as a preposition.

❌ অন্য অপশন: It does not qualify a noun (adjective), modify a verb (adverb) or name something (noun) here. Compare: ‘the following day’ (adjective).

💡 মনে রাখুন: following = after (preposition); the following = the next (adjective).

📖 শব্দার্থ: বাক্যার্থ: বিয়ের পর একটি ছোট সংবর্ধনা ছিল।