Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.

The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adjective

  4. adverb

  5. preposition
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Appalling' describes the quality of the conditions (meaning shocking or terrible). Since it modifies the noun 'conditions', it functions as an adjective. Adjectives describe what kind, which one, or how many about nouns.

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