Multiple choice

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

There are twenty boys in this class.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adverb

  4. adjective

  5. pronoun
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'this' is used here to point out a specific 'class', making it a demonstrative adjective. It modifies the noun 'class' by specifying which one is being referred to. While 'this' can also be a pronoun, its position before a noun makes it an adjective in this case.

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