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

She is very clever.

In the phrase 'She is very clever,' the word 'very' is an adverb because it modifies the adjective 'clever.' Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, often answering 'how,' 'when,' 'where,' or 'to what extent.' Here 'very' intensifies 'clever,' telling us to what extent she is clever. This is a common use of 'very' as an adverb of degree.