Multiple choice

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

We did the work without any difficulty.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adverb

  4. adjective

  5. Pronoun
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In this sentence, 'any' modifies the noun 'difficulty,' specifying that no difficulty whatsoever was present. Words that modify nouns are adjectives. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, but 'difficulty' is a noun, so the modifier must be an adjective.

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