Multiple choice

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

Both of them are good.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adverb

  4. adjective

  5. pronoun
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'Both' stands alone as the subject referring to two people/things. In 'Both of them,' 'Both' functions as a pronoun meaning 'the two.' The structure 'Both of [pronoun]' is a standard pronoun construction.

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