Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part of speech for the underlined word in the following setence: They appointed him as a clerk.

  1. noun

  2. pronoun

  3. adjective

  4. verb
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Explanation

The word 'appointed' expresses the action performed by 'They' on 'him.' Verbs show actions or states. Here it's the past tense of appoint, meaning to assign someone to a position. It's not a noun, pronoun, or adjective.

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