Multiple choice

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

There are twenty boys in the class.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adverb

  4. adjective

  5. pronoun
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The word twenty specifies the number of boys, acting as a numeral adjective. Adjectives of number or quantity provide specific details about the noun they precede.

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