Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part of speech for the underlined word in the following setence: My hand has five fingers.

  1. noun

  2. adverb

  3. conjunction

  4. adjective
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D Correct answer
Explanation

'Five' is functioning as an adjective (specifically a numeral adjective) because it modifies the noun 'fingers' by telling us how many fingers there are. Adjectives describe or modify nouns.

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