Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.

He realized that his calling was to preach the gospel.

  1. noun

  2. adjective

  3. adverb

  4. verb

  5. preposition
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Explanation

'Calling' is used as a noun meaning vocation or life's purpose. Though 'call' is commonly a verb, here it functions as a noun following 'his' (possessive pronoun). Possessive pronouns are typically followed by nouns, not verbs.

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