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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B Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'are' is a verb, specifically a form of the verb 'to be'. It indicates the existence or state of the 'twenty boys' in the class. Verbs are necessary to express the action or state of the subject.

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