Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the part of speech for the given word:

Appalling

  1. Noun

  2. Verb

  3. Adjective

  4. Preposition

  5. Adverb
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Appalling is an adjective because it describes something as shocking, horrifying, or extremely bad. Adjectives describe qualities of nouns. The -ing ending can indicate an adjective (present participle) derived from the verb appall.

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