Multiple choice Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the given word. Abiding Verb Adjective Preposition Conjunction Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation 'Abiding' describes a quality or characteristic (as in 'abiding faith' or 'abiding interest'). Words that describe nouns are adjectives. It's not the verb form 'abide' itself, but the descriptive derivative.