Multiple choice

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

Love was totally absent from his childhood.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adjective

  4. adverb

  5. preposition
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'absent' describes the state of love in his childhood. It is functioning as an adjective because it modifies the noun 'love' by describing its quality or state. Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns, which is exactly what 'absent' does here.

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