Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the part of speech for the underlined word.

The children were running about.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adverb

  4. adjective

  5. pronoun
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'about' is an adverb here because it modifies the verb 'running,' describing how or in what manner the children were running. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

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