Multiple choice

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

Both Joseph and his wife are teachers.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adverb

  4. adjective

  5. conjunction
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'Both' works with 'and' to connect two noun phrases ('Joseph' and 'his wife'). This makes it a coordinating conjunction. Conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses. Here, 'both...and' is a correlative conjunction structure.

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